Failure category
Brakes
Pads, discs, pipes, fluid, handbrake travel, brake balance. Anything in the braking circuit that fails inspection.
Defect codes
65
Total fails
1,592,349
Defect codes in this category, ranked.
Sorted by total cars affected last year. Click any row for the full defect description plus the models most at risk.
- 01 682,348
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
1141 models affected
- 02 356,097
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
249 models affected
- 03 304,675
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
406 models affected
- 04 103,374
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
232 models affected
- 05 54,829
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
437 models affected
- 06 38,059
Parking brake inoperative on one side
86 models affected
- 07 29,691
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
73 models affected
- 08 5,505
Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
60 models affected
- 09 4,659
Brake lining or pad worn below 1.0mm
142 models affected
- 10 2,516
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
109 models affected
- 11 2,163
Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured
124 models affected
- 12 1,787
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment
28 models affected
- 13 1,554
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
4 models affected
- 14 1,307
A flexible brake hose excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
8 models affected
- 15 1,043
Brake efficiency below minimum requirement
49 models affected
- 16 449
Brake control has insufficient reserve travel
17 models affected
- 17 351
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
14 models affected
- 18 278
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
25 models affected
- 19 264
A brake lining or pad contaminated with oil, grease etc
19 models affected
- 20 195
A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded
4 models affected
- 21 162
Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative
15 models affected
- 22 159
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing, loose or worn smooth
15 models affected
- 23 148
Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative
11 models affected
- 24 139
Brake control has insufficient reserve travel
12 models affected
- 25 105
Brake performance unable to be tested
31 models affected
- 26 77
A service brake control has insufficient reserve travel
8 models affected
- 27 63
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
8 models affected
- 28 52
Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured
8 models affected
- 29 41
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
3 models affected
- 30 41
Brake fluid below minimum mark
4 models affected
- 31 30
Brake performance unable to be tested
6 models affected
- 32 17
Brake pipe inadequately clipped or supported
2 models affected
- 33 15
Flexible brake hose excessively damaged, chafed, twisted or stretched
5 models affected
- 34 13
Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured
2 models affected
- 35 12
Brake lining or pad missing or incorrectly mounted
3 models affected
- 36 12
Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured
1 models affected
- 37 12
Electronic parking brake MIL indicates a malfunction
6 models affected
- 38 10
Brake fluid below minimum mark
3 models affected
- 39 9
Brake control so positioned, bent or shortened that the brake cannot be readily applied.
1 models affected
- 40 8
a brake lining or pad contaminated with oil, grease etc
1 models affected
- 41 8
Brake lining or pad missing or incorrectly mounted
1 models affected
- 42 8
Brake fluid below minimum mark
4 models affected
- 43 6
Brake control not releasing correctly so that the functionality of brakes affected
1 models affected
- 44 6
Hydraulic fluid leak from a brake valve
2 models affected
- 45 5
Flexible brake hose excessively damaged, chafed, twisted or stretched
2 models affected
- 46 4
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
1 models affected
- 47 4
Brake control not releasing correctly
1 models affected
- 48 4
Brake hoses or connections leaking on air brake systems
1 models affected
- 49 4
Brake control not releasing correctly
1 models affected
- 50 3
A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded
1 models affected
- 51 3
Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
1 models affected
- 52 3
Brake hose damaged and likely to fail
1 models affected
- 53 3
Brake fluid not visible
1 models affected
- 54 2
when fully applied, the parking brake is incapable of holding the vehicle on a 16% gradient
1 models affected
- 55 2
Brake hose bulging under pressure
1 models affected
- 56 2
Brake fluid contaminated
1 models affected
- 57 2
Brake control so positioned, bent or shortened that the brake cannot be readily applied.
1 models affected
- 58 2
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
1 models affected
- 59 2
Brake fluid not visible
1 models affected
- 60 2
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
1 models affected
- 61 1
Leaking brake pipe or connection on a hydraulic system
1 models affected
- 62 1
Leaking brake pipe or connection on a hydraulic system
1 models affected
- 63 1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing, loose or worn smooth
1 models affected
- 64 1
Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
1 models affected
- 65 1
Master cylinder defective but brake still operating
1 models affected
Brands most affected.
Total category-fails across each manufacturer's tested fleet. High-volume brands naturally lead — read alongside their model pass-rates.