Exhaust system leaking on the Subaru Forester
Exhaust system leaking on the Subaru Forester is recorded on 3,217 tests — 6.4% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 316 models compared | 43 of 316, highest first |
| The model's own record | 50,493 tests · every year of the Forester → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Subaru Forester tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2002, 4.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.3%. The share has fallen 4.4 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 5.5%; best 2015 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 137 | 2,907 | 4.7% |
| 2003 | 313 | 6,690 | 4.7% |
| 2004 | 396 | 8,352 | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 485 | 10,653 | 4.5% |
| 2006 | 359 | 9,723 | 3.7% |
| 2007 | 360 | 9,051 | 4.0% |
| 2008 | 186 | 5,955 | 3.1% |
| 2009 | 180 | 3,300 | 5.5% |
| 2010 | 253 | 8,493 | 3.0% |
| 2011 | 183 | 8,508 | 2.1% |
| 2012 | 23 | 2,979 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 15 | 5,334 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 26 | 10,731 | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 42 | 12,627 | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 24 | 9,195 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 24 | 9,249 | 0.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£120 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Exhaust system leaking: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Subaru Forester MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Subaru model →