Does the Volkswagen Crafter fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Volkswagen Crafter records 26.41 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 18.45 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+7.96, 95% interval +7.35 to +8.57). It ranks 86 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 Volkswagen Crafter by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen Crafter is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 1,396 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 1,396 | 5.12 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 1,133 | 4.16 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 663 | 2.43 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 532 | 1.95 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 441 | 1.62 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,268 (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 Crafter gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
20.8% of Volkswagen Crafter MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,280 miles later (5,564 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,564 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
Volkswagen Crafter 2006 · Volkswagen Crafter 2007 · Volkswagen Crafter 2008 · Volkswagen Crafter 2009 · Volkswagen Crafter 2010 · Volkswagen Crafter 2011 · Volkswagen Crafter 2012 · Volkswagen Crafter 2013 · Volkswagen Crafter 2014 · Volkswagen Crafter 2015 · Volkswagen Crafter 2016 · Volkswagen Crafter 2017 · Volkswagen Crafter 2018 · Volkswagen Crafter 2019 · Volkswagen Crafter in Norway · Volkswagen Crafter in the Netherlands · Volkswagen Crafter by postcode area · Volkswagen Crafter body, chassis and structure failures · Volkswagen Crafter vehicle identification failures · Volkswagen Crafter lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Volkswagen Crafter noise, emissions and leaks failures · Volkswagen Crafter road wheels failures · Volkswagen Crafter seat belts and airbags failures · Volkswagen Crafter steering failures · Volkswagen Crafter suspension failures · Volkswagen Crafter tyres failures · Volkswagen Crafter visibility failures