Service brake binding on the Mazda Bongo
Service brake binding on the Mazda Bongo is recorded on 1,995 tests — 6.5% of all its MOT tests, against 2.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.6× that share |
| The 341 models compared | 26 of 341, highest first |
| The model's own record | 30,855 tests · every year of the Bongo → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Mazda Bongo tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 2.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2016, 2.7%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2006 at 4.5%; best 2015 at 1.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64 | 2,516 | 2.5% |
| 2001 | 55 | 2,648 | 2.1% |
| 2002 | 78 | 2,850 | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 72 | 2,282 | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 112 | 5,556 | 2.0% |
| 2005 | 194 | 5,258 | 3.7% |
| 2006 | 214 | 4,778 | 4.5% |
| 2007 | 198 | 7,761 | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 145 | 4,042 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 143 | 4,395 | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 142 | 3,470 | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 83 | 2,816 | 3.0% |
| 2012 | 77 | 2,350 | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 83 | 2,630 | 3.2% |
| 2014 | 80 | 3,260 | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 81 | 4,569 | 1.8% |
| 2016 | 78 | 2,930 | 2.7% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £60–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Service brake binding: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Mazda Bongo MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Mazda model →