Subaru Mv MOT reliability

Subaru Mvs passed their MOT first time 70% of the time across 76 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 76 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

70%

MOTs analysed

76

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1991 petrol

11 MOTs

These figures come from only 11 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 93,728 (most between 61,457 and 100,463).

2005: 59% → 2006: 53% → 2007: 52% → 2008: 31% → 2009: 40% → 2010: 36% → 2011: 44% → 2012: 31% → 2013: 42% → 2014: 41% → 2015: 48% → 2016: 59% → 2017: 42% → 2018: 46% → 2019: 68% → 2020: 61% → 2021: 79% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 71% → 2024: 58% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Non catalyst emissions: emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (9.1%)
Headlamp aim: too high (9.1%)

Where 1991 Mvs fail

Lights & electrics

9.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

9.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.