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.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 73.6% | 26.4% | 1,865 |
| 2004 | 74.2% | 25.8% | 12,738 |
| 2005 | 73.0% | 27.0% | 15,494 |
| 2006 | 74.3% | 25.7% | 16,130 |
| 2007 | 74.4% | 25.6% | 12,045 |
| 2008 | 73.7% | 26.3% | 9,359 |
| 2009 | 75.8% | 24.2% | 9,609 |
| 2010 | 78.4% | 21.6% | 10,360 |
| 2011 | 79.1% | 20.9% | 9,358 |
| 2012 | 79.7% | 20.3% | 4,728 |
| 2013 | 81.0% | 19.0% | 3,704 |
| 2014 | 82.9% | 17.1% | 2,708 |
| 2015 | 85.9% | 14.1% | 7,907 |
| 2016 | 87.3% | 12.7% | 6,649 |
| 2017 | 89.5% | 10.5% | 3,613 |
| 2018 | 89.3% | 10.7% | 4,119 |
| 2019 | 90.0% | 10.0% | 3,116 |
| 2020 | 90.1% | 9.9% | 1,022 |
| 2021 | 89.6% | 10.4% | 1,826 |
| 2022 | 91.7% | 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 |
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| 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