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MOT dont fail pads they fail brakes provided they meet performance criteria they will pass they may fail if they are clearly so thin that they squeel or are damaging the rotor or will be so by the next inspection, they may give a warning if there is less than 4-5mm down from the original 8-10 mm most pads have a lower limit groove at about 3mm and a steal tag that squeels and scrapes at about 1.5-2mm this is the last warning before serious rotor damage and potential failure will occur, finally pads often wear unevenly and can have a 4mm at on end but less than 2 at the other this would be a fail or warning generally fronts wear quicker as they take more weight abd innertia under braking. pads are resonably cheap so its better to change proactively its not a Major work damaged rotors(disc) are pricey and can be skimmed to the design limit stamped on the Disc

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