The front structure of a motor vehicle has a brake device with a brake cylinder extending substantially in the direction of travel of the vehicle. To reduce the risk of injury for a vehicle driver in the event of a crash in the case of a front structure in which a wiping water container is arranged ahead of the brake cylinder with regard to the direction of travel, the wiping water container has a wall section on a rear wall which faces the brake cylinder. The wall section is configured in such a way that, in the event of a crash, the rear wall can be penetrated in this wall section by an end of the brake cylinder which faces the wiping water container.