Subaru Tribeca MOT reliability

Subaru Tribecas passed their MOT first time 70% of the time across 37 tests in 2025. 115 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 37 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

37

Still licensed (GB)

115

Body type

Hatchback

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

2007 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 55%. Typical mileage 123,605 (most between 110,332 and 130,952).

2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 88% → 2011: 90% → 2012: 82% → 2013: 74% → 2014: 71% → 2015: 77% → 2016: 65% → 2017: 56% → 2018: 62% → 2019: 59% → 2020: 66% → 2021: 52% → 2022: 55% → 2023: 65% → 2024: 62% → 2025: 55%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (18.2%)
Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (18.2%)
Position lamp: not working (18.2%)
Battery(ies): insecure and likely to fall from carrier (9.1%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (9.1%)

Where 2007 Tribecas fail

Lights & electrics

27.3%

Suspension & axles

27.3%

Visibility & wipers

18.2%

Brakes

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.