MOT pass rates · 2025 data

Subaru MOT pass rates by model

Subaru cars passed 78.62% of their 50,963 initial MOT tests in 2025, above the 77.3% average across all cars. Across the 6 Subaru models with enough tests to report, results range from 91.21% (WRX) down to 71.37% (Legacy).

78.62% Pass rate
50,963 Tests in 2025
6 Models covered
14.7 Avg age at test

Every Subaru model, ranked by pass rate

Model Pass rate Tests Avg miles
WRX 91.21% 1,650 55,632
XV 83.94% 6,676 59,608
Impreza 79.62% 16,656 99,379
Outback 79.16% 6,823 90,022
Forester 75.62% 14,604 90,932
Legacy 71.37% 4,554 112,786

Checking a specific Subaru

Model averages are a starting point. For the car you are actually looking at, run its registration through a free MOT history check, or a full car history check for finance, write-off, stolen and mileage records the MOT does not cover.

Figures aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025, class 4 initial tests only, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.