Flexible brake hoses are rubber, and crack or perish with age. The tester saw slight deterioration on one, not enough to fail.
1 in 264 of all MOTs note it 1 in 20 failed on the same part at the next MOT 1 in 3 had it noted again at the next MOT
Next MOT failed on the same part
With this advisory 5% All vehicles 0.3%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 1.1.12 at the next MOT.
By age
0 10 20 30+ yrs
Highest at 21 years old: 2% of MOTs.
By mileage
0 100k 200k+ mi
Highest at 190k to 200k miles: 1% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
BMW 123Other cars its age: 0.5 in 100 8 in 100 BMW 120Other cars its age: 0.4 in 100 7 in 100 Volvo 900Other cars its age: 2 in 100 6 in 100 SEAT ExeoOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 5 in 100 BMW 3 SeriesOther cars its age: 0.6 in 100 5 in 100 Mercedes-Benz CLKOther cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 BMW 523Other cars its age: 1 in 100 4 in 100 BMW 525Other cars its age: 1.0 in 100 4 in 100
22 more models
BMW 118Other cars its age: 0.2 in 100 3 in 100 BMW 316Other cars its age: 0.9 in 100 3 in 100 BMW 530Other cars its age: 0.8 in 100 3 in 100 BMW 116Other cars its age: 0.2 in 100 2 in 100 BMW 125Other cars its age: 0.2 in 100 2 in 100 Audi A4Other cars its age: 0.5 in 100 2 in 100 Mercedes-Benz CLCOther cars its age: 0.5 in 100 2 in 100 BMW 535Other cars its age: 0.6 in 100 2 in 100 Volkswagen TouaregOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 2 in 100 BMW 730Other cars its age: 0.4 in 100 1 in 100 BMW 1 SeriesOther cars its age: 0.2 in 100 1 in 100 BMW 520Other cars its age: 0.3 in 100 1 in 100 Porsche CayenneOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 1 in 100 SEAT AlhambraOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 1 in 100 Volkswagen SharanOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 1 in 100 Mercedes-Benz A-ClassOther cars its age: 0.2 in 100 1 in 100 Mercedes-Benz B-ClassOther cars its age: 0.3 in 100 0.8 in 100 Ford PumaOther cars its age: 0.2 in 100 0.7 in 100 BMW 5 SeriesOther cars its age: 0.2 in 100 0.6 in 100 Mercedes-Benz A 200Other cars its age: 0.1 in 100 0.5 in 100 BMW 318Other cars its age: 0.1 in 100 0.3 in 100 BMW 320Other cars its age: 0.0 in 100 0.2 in 100
Out of every 100 MOTs on each model. Models with 20,000 or more MOTs, well above other cars their age, highest first.
Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs,
20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its
retests count as one MOT.
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