Pass rate
73.4%
Below average — 0.9 pts ahead of the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 169 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £21–£66
2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 101,140 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
25.5% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2008 75.2% pass
- Avoid 2006 73.4% pass · this year
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 1.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 67.2%
- Typical mileage
- 101k mi
The 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca MOT pass rate is 73.4% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Subaru B9 Tribeca does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.0× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 11.3% of everything recorded on the 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca, against 5.6% nationally — 5.7 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 25.5%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Based on a small sample. 169 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 0.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 67.2%. The median 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca in this dataset had covered 101,140 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 79.0% of the time, April–September 68.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 10.06% of tests.
- 169 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.4% overall pass rate, 67.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Subaru B9 Tribeca, the average is 74.6% — best year 2008 (75.2%), worst 2006 (73.4%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 169
- Typical mileage (median)
- 101,140 mi
- Make and model
- Subaru B9 Tribeca
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the B9 Tribeca MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 59% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the B9 Tribeca
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 64 | 73.4% |
| London | 27 | 92.6% |
| South West | 25 | 64.0% |
| Scotland | 15 | 60.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2006 B9 Tribeca
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2006 B9 Tribeca
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 10.1% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the coil springs 8.3% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the suspension joints 7.1% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2006 B9 Tribeca through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £21–£66 — and 51% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £21–£66
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 51%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 169 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the B9 Tribeca, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2006 to 2008. Across them the pass rate runs from 73.4% to 75.2% — a spread of 1.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2006 73.4%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 74.8% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 75.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2006 cars with a similar record
- Volvo S40 73.5%
- Daihatsu Sirion 73.5%
- Saab 9-3 73.3%
- Volkswagen Jetta 73.3%
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class 73.6%
- BMW X5 73.6%
Closest pass rates among 2006 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 413 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 106 | 25.50% | 20.98% | +4.52 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 62 | 14.90% | 12.21% | +2.69 |
| Brakes | 56 | 13.50% | 20.89% | −7.39 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 47 | 11.30% | 5.57% | +5.73 |
| Tyres | 44 | 10.60% | 19.76% | −9.16 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 42 | 10.10% | 5.52% | +4.58 |
| Visibility | 24 | 5.80% | 4.97% | +0.83 |
| Non-component advisories | 16 | 3.80% | 4.18% | −0.38 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 10 | 2.40% | 1.76% | +0.64 |
| Steering | 6 | 1.40% | 2.57% | −1.17 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 10.1% | £5–20 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 8.3% | £25–65 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 7.1% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.9% | £40–150 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 5.3% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.1% | £5–25 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £3–15 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.5% | £3–12 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.0% | £3–12 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 3.0% | £8–22 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 14.8% | £40–150 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 14.2% | £200–700 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 14.2% | £45–120 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.1% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.1% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 17 | 76.5% | 53,033 mi |
| 60-90k | 48 | 77.1% | 78,196 mi |
| 90-120k | 56 | 67.9% | 104,251 mi |
| 120k+ | 48 | 75.0% | 135,087 mi |
Source: 169 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2006 B9 Tribeca MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca?
73.4% of the 169 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 67.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (10.06%), coil spring fractured or broken (8.28%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (7.10%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 76.5% of the time, falling to 75.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca in this dataset had covered 101,140 mi.
Does the season affect the 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 79.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 68.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.