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Does the Volkswagen T-Roc fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Volkswagen T-Roc records 1.60 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.05 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.45, 95% interval −1.53 to −1.38). It ranks 426 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 T-Roc by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen T-Roc is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 1,694 times in 2019–2024.

Volkswagen T-Roc: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm1,6940.91
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn3290.18
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.2920.16
Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator1450.08
Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured1320.07

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 186,892 (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 T-Roc gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

4.6% of Volkswagen T-Roc MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 8,439 miles later (10,219 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,219 (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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