☝️The correct variant is break. There is no “break” in a car, but there is “a brake”, which is a device that makes a vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar, or handle that makes this device work. More often you can find this word used in the plural form – “brakes”.
More examples:
▪️ The road appears to slope downwards and drivers assume that their cars will go faster, but if they apply the brakes they are likely to grind to a complete halt. (The Guardian – Travel)
▪️ His brakes had failed and he was heading for a wall (The Guardian – Sport)
▪️ It's a 9% impost on the price of power, it's a 9 billion dollar a year hand brake on our economy, it's a $550 a year hit on households. (The Guardian)
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