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Mv Agusta Brutale common MOT failures and failure rate

What a Mv Agusta Brutale fails its MOT on, from real DVSA test data, and the part that resolves each item.

Based on 10,042 MOT tests in DVSA data.

About 10.8% of MOT tests recorded on the Mv Agusta Brutale in DVSA data end in a failure. The same handful of items account for most of them.

Its most common failure is lamps & electrical, which makes up 26.1% of the Mv Agusta Brutale's failures, followed by lamps & electrical, brakes, other, registration plate. Each item below links to the part that resolves it. Confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying, and have safety-critical work done by a competent mechanic.

What it fails on, and why

Lamps & electrical26.1% of failures

Lighting is the single most common MOT failure and the cheapest to put right. A blown headlight, brake-light or number-plate bulb, a cracked lens, or a headlamp beam that points too high or low will all fail. Most are a two-minute bulb swap.

Brakes15.2% of failures

Brake failures cover worn pads and discs, an imbalance between wheels, corroded or scored discs, or a binding caliper. Braking efficiency is measured on a rolling road, so a spongy or pulling brake shows up as a low reading.

Other14.7% of failures

This covers a range of smaller items, from a non-working horn to a warning light left on.

Registration plate9.3% of failures

A missing, damaged, dirty or incorrectly-spaced number plate, or one using the wrong font, will fail. A replacement plate is inexpensive.

Tyres7.2% of failures

Tyres fail for tread below the 1.6mm legal limit across the central three-quarters, uneven or exposed-cord wear, or sidewall damage. The tester inspects all four; a single illegal tyre is a fail.

Suspension3.3% of failures

Suspension failures usually mean a worn or snapped coil spring, a leaking shock absorber, or play in a lower arm ball joint or bush. The tester checks for corrosion, fractures and excessive movement. A broken front spring is one of the most common failures on higher-mileage cars and is a straightforward replacement.

Failure rate by year

How the MOT failure rate varies by the car's year of first registration (older examples generally fail more as wear sets in).

200712.4% fail · 645 tests
200810.1% fail · 237 tests
200910.1% fail · 179 tests
201010.2% fail · 591 tests
201111.9% fail · 447 tests
20128.4% fail · 298 tests
201310.4% fail · 644 tests
201412.2% fail · 524 tests
201511.4% fail · 1,453 tests
201613.3% fail · 922 tests
20179.8% fail · 441 tests
201811.2% fail · 411 tests
20198.3% fail · 301 tests
202010.3% fail · 232 tests
20217.9% fail · 228 tests
20222.5% fail · 121 tests

The parts that fix each

If your car has just failed, you have 10 working days to fix the items and get a free partial retest. These are the usual parts; confirm the exact fitment against your registration or VIN before buying.

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Other models

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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data · DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain