Does the Volkswagen Scirocco fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Volkswagen Scirocco records 9.16 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.20 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.04, 95% interval −1.16 to −0.93). It ranks 401 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 Scirocco is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 6,962 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 6,962 | 2.37 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 3,691 | 1.26 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 2,779 | 0.95 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 2,200 | 0.75 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 1,509 | 0.51 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 293,779 (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 Scirocco gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
10.0% of Volkswagen Scirocco MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,558 miles later (44,848 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 44,848 (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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