Subaru MOT failure rates by model
Subaru cars fail 24.3% of MOT tests. Here is every Subaru model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Subaru cars?
Across 2,135,671 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 24.3% of Subaru cars fail. That is 1.4 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Subaru models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subaru 284 | 35.7% | 3,672 | Suspension |
| Subaru Mv | 35.6% | 8,885 | Suspension |
| Subaru Vivio | 35.3% | 1,952 | Suspension |
| Subaru Sumo | 34.0% | 1,980 | Lamps & electrical |
| Subaru Justy | 29.9% | 51,969 | Suspension |
| Subaru Legacy | 27.5% | 367,241 | Lamps & electrical |
| Subaru Imprezza | 26.9% | 1,191 | Lamps & electrical |
| Subaru Impreza | 24.4% | 961,569 | Lamps & electrical |
| Subaru Forester | 23.6% | 480,244 | Lamps & electrical |
| Subaru B9 | 23.6% | 7,379 | Lamps & electrical |
| Subaru Tribeca | 23.2% | 2,351 | Lamps & electrical |
| Subaru Svx | 23.0% | 2,558 | Brakes |
| Subaru Outback | 21.6% | 139,315 | Lamps & electrical |
| Subaru Forestr | 18.6% | 2,209 | Suspension |
| Subaru Unknown | 15.2% | 1,119 | Lamps & electrical |
| Subaru Xv | 14.2% | 57,085 | Suspension |
| Subaru Wrx | 11.3% | 21,351 | Exhaust & emissions |
| Subaru Levorg | 11.2% | 5,467 | Tyres |
| Subaru Brz | 10.4% | 8,413 | Tyres |
Which Subaru fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Subaru 284 has the highest failure rate at 35.7%, and the Subaru Brz the lowest at 10.4%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain