Subaru Sambar MOT reliability

Subaru Sambars passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 56 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 56 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

75%

MOTs analysed

56

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

2019 petrol

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 67%. Typical mileage 56,229 (most between 36,345 and 56,243).

2021: 75% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Non catalyst emissions: emissions - engine idle speed too high (33.3%)
Headlamp: light intensity severely reduced (33.3%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (33.3%)
Rear fog lamp: missing (33.3%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (33.3%)

Where 2019 Sambars fail

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

33.3%

Suspension & axles

33.3%

Visibility & wipers

33.3%

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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.