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

The Subaru XV passes its MOT first time 81% of the time, from 6,950 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 81%
- MOT tests analysed: 6,950 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 6,998 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 13 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 380 | 96% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 445 | 94% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 129 | 90% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 267 | 93% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 65 (few mots) | 91% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 858 | 89% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 84 (few mots) | 89% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 1,019 | 87% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 77 (few mots) | 82% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 451 | 84% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 149 | 74% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 434 | 79% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 283 | 77% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 318 | 77% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 311 | 69% |
| 2015 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 307 | 66% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 307 | 73% |
| 2014 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 274 | 64% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 272 | 70% |
| 2013 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 287 | 62% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 214 | 61% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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