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A '''breakdown''' occurs with most rides in ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon]]'', ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 2]]'' and ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3]]''. Breakdowns have a number of causes and a number of effects depending on the ride type and other factors. Breakdowns generally increase in frequency as the ride ages and as the reliability of the ride decreases. Having a higher running cost also increases the chances of breakdowns occurring; furthermore, some ride types like the [[Flying Saucers]] and [[Compact Inverted Coaster]] are even more susceptible to losing reliability even with a low running cost. Adjusting the inspection time for [[Mechanic]]s can help delay this. Certain rides never break down, and thus, never require inspection. A complete list of rides that never break down can be found [[List of unbreakable rides|here]].

This breakdown can result in a [[crash]] if a track has a section where the vehicle travels up a chain lift hill at high speed and collides with a stalled vehicle already on the hill, although vehicles will never crash if they collide at a ''combined'' speed of less than 30mph/48kmh^-1. A [[Mine Ride]] with a very long uphill section after a fast section can especially be prone to crashes following the ride being fixed from a safety cut-out breakdown if it has multiple trains and one of them gets stuck on the long uphill section because of the breakdown.

If the affected vehicle gets a restraints stuck closed breakdown right as it touches the vehicle in front of it at the same time the latter departs the station and the affected vehicle is partly sticking out of the back end of the station, this breakdown can result in a rare crash if a train attempts to enter the station but crashesexplodes upon touchingcrashing into the stuck train at a speed exceeding 30mph/48kmh^-1. Crashes from this breakdown can be prevented by making the trains run at safe and low speeds for a short length before actually entering the station or by increasing the waiting time.

The chances of this breakdown occurring can be reduced by building regular brakes on the ride, if possible, and the possibility of a crash at the station can be negated by having only a single vehicle operating on the ride or by reducing the speed of the ride's vehicles before they enter the station, such as through a long hill or ascending helix. Rides that have a single vehicle will not crash as a result of the breakdown, as the vehicle will pass through the station without stopping. However, rides whose vehicles are not attached to the track, such as the [[Bobsleigh Coaster]], may still crash if a sharp, unbanked corner or small hill is placed right after the station as the vehicle would pass through the station without incident but fly off the unbanked turn or hill. Similar to a collision due to a Safety Cut-out, rides with two or more vehicles will not crash as a result of this breakdown if the vehicles collide at a ''combined'' speed of less than 30mph/48kmh^-1. Brakes failures are especially more likely to happen during rain.

In RCT2, this breakdown is known as "Brakes Failure".  Reverse-incline launched coasters, as well as most powered launch coasters, are now affected by this breakdown in a similar manner to single-train rides, as the station brakes no longer stop trains moving backwards. Rides running in "Continuous circuit block-sectioned mode" with one or more block brake track pieces (including the crests of lift hills) are unaffected by this breakdown. Additionally, block brake track pieces are completely immune to this breakdown. Furthermore, the [[Mine Ride]], [[Inverted Impulse Coaster]], [[Heartline Twister Coaster]], [[Air Powered Vertical Coaster]], and [[Reverse Freefall Coaster]] also cannot experience this breakdown. In all other respects, it is the same as its RCT1 iteration with the exception that it now normally occurs on rides that have less than 50% reliability and are at least two years old.

In RCT3, the severity of this breakdown becomes a non-issue on continuous circuit rides as vehicles never crash and explode regardless of how hard they impact another vehicle in front of them.

Although brakes failures primarily affect roller coasters, there are three water rides that may experience brakes failures: the [[Log Flume]], the [[River Rapids]], and the [[Splash Boats]]. In the case of the aforementioned water rides; however, the vehicles are typically not travelling at a sufficient speed to crash, and so will instead just flow through the station and repeat the course or stop upon colliding with another vehicle stopped at the station. This does not happen in RCT2.

In RCT1 and RCT2, this breakdown affects onlymainly the [[Merry-Go-Round]] and [[Double Deck Carousel]], causing them to spin faster than normal and their music to play faster. If the ride in question is the Merry-Go-Round and music is enabled, it will also start "hopping" if it is not fixed for an extended period of time. It can also affect the Log Flume, River Rapids, and Splash Boats, but it only prevents boats from leaving the station or passengers from boarding. Apart from these aesthetic effects, the control failure does nothing.

In RCT3, this breakdown affects all flat rides with a control box, causing them to animate faster than usual. The breakdown also messes up the ride's normal ratings, usually causing its nausea rating to spike to "Uber-extremeExtreme" until it is fixed, whereupon its ratings revert to normal. Peeps who were on the ride during the breakdown period will usually stumble out of the ride exit, with a number of them throwing up immediately upon leaving the ride.