It will if maintained properly. If you don't use it often it becomes loose and won't hold. In my part of Europe it's the main issue for technical inspections,

It will if maintained properly. If you don't use it often it becomes loose and won't hold. In my part of Europe it's the main issue for technical inspections, as most people drive automatic and we don't have hills, so we just put it in P when we park. The handbrake rarely gets used.