# Subaru Legacy MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Subaru Legacy passes its MOT first time 64% of the time, from 4,668 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 64%
- MOT tests analysed: 4,668 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 3,456 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 32 (few mots) | 72% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 41 (few mots) | 73% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 43 (few mots) | 84% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 33 (few mots) | 79% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 84% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 28 (few mots) | 79% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 77% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 112 | 68% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 62 (few mots) | 60% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 179 | 63% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 71 (few mots) | 59% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 229 | 70% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 191 | 56% |
| 2011 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 215 | 62% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 191 | 63% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 254 | 65% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 105 | 65% |
| 2009 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 265 | 59% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 58 (few mots) | 52% |
| 2008 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 412 | 65% |
| 2007 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 507 | 63% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2006 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 456 | 65% |
| 2005 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 377 | 64% |
| 2004 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 195 | 65% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 111 | 68% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 105 | 54% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 78 (few mots) | 55% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 64 (few mots) | 69% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 52 (few mots) | 65% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 24 (few mots) | 75% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 70% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 71% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 81% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 47% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1989 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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