Does the Vauxhall VX220 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Vauxhall VX220 records 8.35 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 25.01 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−16.66, 95% interval −18.02 to −15.29). It ranks 704 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Vauxhall VX220 by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Vauxhall VX220 is “Warning device shows system malfunction”, recorded 70 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 70 | 1.36 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 48 | 0.93 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 38 | 0.74 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 33 | 0.64 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 33 | 0.64 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,147 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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