Does the Volkswagen Arteon fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Volkswagen Arteon records 2.51 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.24 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.73, 95% interval −0.96 to −0.50). It ranks 375 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen Arteon is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 275 times in 2019–2024.

Volkswagen Arteon: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	275	1.18
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	97	0.42
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.	75	0.32
Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator	51	0.22

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 23,294 (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

If a Volkswagen Arteon gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

4.3% of Volkswagen Arteon MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 11.9 months and 8,585 miles later (2,148 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,148 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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