mechanics.tradeService brake performance: excessively binding
This was recorded 226,071 times on cars and light vans in 2025, which makes it number 38 on the list of things that stop a car passing.
226,071recorded in 2025
38on the national list
1.1%of the top forty defects
What the tester is looking at
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
How serious it counts as
The tester records this as a major defect. What the categories mean.
All forty defects, from 42,728,066 MOT tests in 2025.