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Subaru Outback MOT pass rate by year

How the Subaru Outback's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 2003 to 2022, across the DVSA record.

What is the Subaru Outback MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Subaru Outback 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 Outback averages 21.6% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
200373.6%26.4%1,865
200474.2%25.8%12,738
200573.0%27.0%15,494
200674.3%25.7%16,130
200774.4%25.6%12,045
200873.7%26.3%9,359
200975.8%24.2%9,609
201078.4%21.6%10,360
201179.1%20.9%9,358
201279.7%20.3%4,728
201381.0%19.0%3,704
201482.9%17.1%2,708
201585.9%14.1%7,907
201687.3%12.7%6,649
201789.5%10.5%3,613
201889.3%10.7%4,119
201990.0%10.0%3,116
202090.1%9.9%1,022
202189.6%10.4%1,826
202291.7%8.3%1,086

Does age change how often a Subaru Outback fails?

Older Subaru Outbacks fail more often, as expected. The 2003 cars fail 26.4% of tests against 8.3% for the 2022. Across every year the model averages 21.6%. The 2005 is the weakest year at 27.0%, and the 2022 the strongest at 8.3%.

More on the Subaru Outback

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Subaru Outback: 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