Subaru Legacy MOT pass rate by year
How the Subaru Legacy's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1990 to 2013, across the DVSA record.
What is the Subaru Legacy MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Subaru Legacy model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Subaru Legacy averages 27.5% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.9% | 29.1% | 1,349 |
| 1991 | 70.8% | 29.2% | 2,787 |
| 1992 | 70.3% | 29.7% | 3,898 |
| 1993 | 68.9% | 31.1% | 4,232 |
| 1994 | 68.3% | 31.7% | 7,252 |
| 1995 | 67.8% | 32.2% | 9,390 |
| 1996 | 69.1% | 30.9% | 12,155 |
| 1997 | 69.5% | 30.5% | 15,810 |
| 1998 | 70.2% | 29.8% | 25,842 |
| 1999 | 70.6% | 29.4% | 26,818 |
| 2000 | 70.3% | 29.7% | 28,348 |
| 2001 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 28,009 |
| 2002 | 71.6% | 28.4% | 20,165 |
| 2003 | 72.2% | 27.8% | 24,120 |
| 2004 | 73.4% | 26.6% | 31,451 |
| 2005 | 74.1% | 25.9% | 30,679 |
| 2006 | 74.2% | 25.8% | 24,505 |
| 2007 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 15,176 |
| 2008 | 74.9% | 25.1% | 13,635 |
| 2009 | 77.1% | 22.9% | 11,431 |
| 2010 | 77.5% | 22.5% | 10,584 |
| 2011 | 78.3% | 21.7% | 8,320 |
| 2012 | 79.3% | 20.7% | 4,171 |
| 2013 | 80.6% | 19.4% | 2,569 |
Does age change how often a Subaru Legacy fails?
Older Subaru Legacys fail more often, as expected. The 1990 cars fail 29.1% of tests against 19.4% for the 2013. Across every year the model averages 27.5%. The 1995 is the weakest year at 32.2%, and the 2013 the strongest at 19.4%.
More on the Subaru Legacy
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Subaru Legacy: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Subaru models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain