Does the Volkswagen Jetta fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Volkswagen Jetta records 13.58 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 14.53 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.95, 95% interval −1.18 to −0.72). It ranks 397 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 Jetta is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 2,233 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 2,233 | 2.08 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 2,109 | 1.97 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 2,033 | 1.90 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 1,195 | 1.12 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 841 | 0.78 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 107,161 (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 Jetta gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
12.1% of Volkswagen Jetta MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,452 miles later (16,594 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,594 (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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