Advisory: the vehicle passedBrake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material
DVSA wording, MOT inspection manual item 1.1.11 (c)
The rigid metal pipes under the car carry brake fluid to each wheel. The tester saw corrosion on their surface, or found them covered in grease or dirt so they could not be checked properly. Pipes that are corroded further than this fail the test.
1 in 25of all MOTs note it
1 in 10failed on the same part at the next MOT
1 in 2had it noted again at the next MOT
Next MOT failed on the same part
With this advisory10%
All vehicles0.9%
A major or dangerous defect in manual section 1.1.11 at the next MOT.
By age
0102030+ yrs
Highest at 20 years old: 14% of MOTs.
By mileage
0100k200k+ mi
Highest at 200k miles or more: 11% of MOTs.
Models where this comes up more than on other cars their age
LDV MaxusOther cars its age: 8 in 10029 in 100
Vauxhall AstravanOther cars its age: 8 in 10025 in 100
Chevrolet SparkOther cars its age: 4 in 10022 in 100
Mitsubishi L200Other cars its age: 4 in 10018 in 100
Nissan PixoOther cars its age: 5 in 10018 in 100
Vauxhall AgilaOther cars its age: 6 in 10018 in 100
Peugeot 107Other cars its age: 5 in 10015 in 100
Suzuki SplashOther cars its age: 4 in 10015 in 100
22 more models
Suzuki AltoOther cars its age: 4 in 10014 in 100
Ford TransitOther cars its age: 3 in 10014 in 100
Suzuki SwiftOther cars its age: 4 in 10012 in 100
Mercedes-Benz SprinterOther cars its age: 3 in 10011 in 100
Citroen C1Other cars its age: 4 in 10011 in 100
SsangYong RextonOther cars its age: 3 in 10010 in 100
Volkswagen CrafterOther cars its age: 2 in 10010 in 100
Suzuki SX4Other cars its age: 3 in 1009 in 100
Suzuki BalenoOther cars its age: 1 in 1008 in 100
SsangYong RodiusOther cars its age: 2 in 1008 in 100
SsangYong KorandoOther cars its age: 1 in 1008 in 100
Mitsubishi ASXOther cars its age: 2 in 1008 in 100
Mercedes-Benz CitanOther cars its age: 1 in 1008 in 100
Isuzu D-MAXOther cars its age: 1 in 1007 in 100
Nissan Nv400Other cars its age: 1 in 1007 in 100
Dacia DusterOther cars its age: 1 in 1005 in 100
Ford TourneoOther cars its age: 1 in 1004 in 100
Ford AlliedOther cars its age: 0.5 in 1004 in 100
Suzuki CelerioOther cars its age: 1 in 1004 in 100
MG 3Other cars its age: 1 in 1004 in 100
SsangYong TivoliOther cars its age: 0.9 in 1003 in 100
Mitsubishi EclipseOther cars its age: 0.6 in 1002 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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