Does the Volkswagen Sharan fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Volkswagen Sharan records 10.92 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.95 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.97, 95% interval +0.83 to +1.11). It ranks 270 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 Sharan is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 3,618 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 3,618 | 1.67 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 3,084 | 1.42 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 2,765 | 1.27 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 1,995 | 0.92 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 1,284 | 0.59 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 216,873 (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 Sharan gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
11.5% of Volkswagen Sharan MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,453 miles later (31,372 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 31,372 (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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