Does the Volkswagen Caravelle fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Volkswagen Caravelle records 20.82 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 24.94 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.12, 95% interval −4.42 to −3.82). It ranks 543 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 Caravelle is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 3,057 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 3,057 | 2.86 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 2,196 | 2.05 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 1,631 | 1.52 |
| Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 1,495 | 1.40 |
| Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. | 1,489 | 1.39 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 107,032 (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 Caravelle gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
17.9% of Volkswagen Caravelle MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,933 miles later (21,373 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,373 (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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