Pass rate
87.7%
Above average — 14.7 pts ahead of the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 57 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £59–£182
2007 Subaru Impreza WRX MOT pass rate
- 2007
- 2 trims combined
- typical 100,293 mi
Only 57 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
29.7% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2007 87.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2007 87.7% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 86.3%
- Typical mileage
- 100k mi
The 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX MOT pass rate is 87.7% of its MOT tests — 14.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.7% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.4× the national share
Suspension accounts for 29.7% of everything recorded on the 2007 Subaru Impreza Wrx, against 21.0% nationally — 8.7 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 73.0% and this one manages 87.7% — 14.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 15% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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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Every Subaru Impreza WRX first registered in 2007 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 14.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 86.3%. The median 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX in this dataset had covered 100,293 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 3.51% of tests.
- 57 recorded tests behind this page.
- 87.7% overall pass rate, 86.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Subaru Impreza WRX, the average is 87.7% — best year 2007 (87.7%), worst 2007 (87.7%).
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
- 57
- Typical mileage (median)
- 100,293 mi
- Make and model
- Subaru Impreza WRX
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Impreza WRX MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 69% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2007 Impreza WRX
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 2007 Impreza WRX
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 corrosion 3.5% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the suspension joints 3.5% of tests
“linkage pins and bushes pin or bush likely to become detached”
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.
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Check the lights 3.5% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps”
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.
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 2007 Impreza WRX through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £59–£182 — and 15% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £59–£182
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 15%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 57 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 →
Compare the 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Porsche Boxster 87.3%
- Porsche 911 89.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 85.5%
- Porsche Cayman 85.3%
- Aston Martin DB9 91.4%
- Bentley Continental 92.1%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX 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 64 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 | 19 | 29.70% | 20.98% | +8.72 |
| Brakes | 14 | 21.90% | 20.89% | +1.01 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 7 | 10.90% | 12.21% | −1.31 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7 | 10.90% | 5.57% | +5.33 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 7 | 10.90% | 5.52% | +5.38 |
| Tyres | 4 | 6.20% | 19.76% | −13.56 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 3.10% | 4.18% | −1.08 |
| Steering | 2 | 3.10% | 2.57% | +0.53 |
| Visibility | 1 | 1.60% | 4.97% | −3.37 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 1.60% | 1.76% | −0.16 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.5% | £180–450 |
| Linkage pins and bushes pin or bush likely to become detached Suspension | Major | 3.5% | £40–150 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.5% | £5–20 |
| Attachment bracket and mounting attachment bracket/mounting insecure and impairing directional stability Suspension | Rectified | 1.8% | £40–150 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.8% | £60–140 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.8% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.8% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.8% | £60–250 |
| Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 1.8% | £18–45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 8.8% | £80–180 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.3% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.3% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 3.5% | £45–110 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 3.5% | £200–700 |
| Exhaust system noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in… Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 3.5% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 5 | 80.0% | 20,235 mi |
| 30-60k | 7 | 100.0% | 48,153 mi |
| 60-90k | 14 | 100.0% | 77,997 mi |
| 90-120k | 9 | 88.9% | 109,470 mi |
| 120k+ | 22 | 77.3% | 140,085 mi |
Source: 57 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.
2007 Impreza WRX MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX?
87.7% of the 57 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 86.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (3.51%), linkage pins and bushes pin or bush likely to become detached (3.51%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (3.51%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.0% of the time, falling to 77.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX in this dataset had covered 100,293 mi.