MOT pass rates / Subaru

Subaru: 74% pass.

52,146 MOT tests on Subaru cars aged 3 and over passed first time 74% of the time in 2025. Here is each model, and how it does as it ages.

Every Subaru model.

01 / Models

Source: Anonymised MOT tests and results (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) Checked

Subaru models: share passing their MOT first time, overall and by age of car
ModelAll ages 3 to 5 years 6 to 9 years 10 to 14 years 15+ years Tests
Impreza 75% 86% 83% 74% 75% 16,596
Forester 68% 89% 78% 66% 61% 13,189
Outback 74% 88% 83% 68% 57% 6,790
XV 78% 90% 83% 66% – 5,725
Legacy 64% – 81% 64% 63% 4,314
WRX 89% – 92% 86% – 1,540
Forester I Xe Prm Ebxr Awd Cvt 90% 90% – – – 1,204
BRZ 84% – 86% 80% – 828
Levorg 88% 87% 88% – – 776
Xv I Se Prem E Boxer Awd Cvt 93% 93% – – – 691
Justy 61% – – – 61% 493

Models with fewer than 300 tests, and age groups with fewer than 100, are left out. A dash means too few tests. Older cars fail more, so compare models at the same age.

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