Subaru Impreza WRX MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Subaru Impreza WRX MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Subaru Impreza WRX passed on its first attempt in 86.3%, and its overall record sits +6.7 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Subaru Impreza WRX in the 2023–2025 data: 57 tests across 1 model years (2007–2007). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Subaru Impreza WRX MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Subaru Impreza WRX, the Suspension section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Subaru Impreza WRX's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Subaru Impreza WRX DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Subaru Impreza WRX, each with how many of the model's 57 tests it was noted on.

• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 2 Subaru Impreza WRX tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Linkage pins and bushes pin or bush likely to become detached" (Major) — noted on about 2 Subaru Impreza WRX tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps" (Rectified) — noted on about 2 Subaru Impreza WRX tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Attachment bracket and mounting attachment bracket/mounting insecure and impairing directional stability" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Subaru Impreza WRX tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 1 Subaru Impreza WRX tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier" (Minor) — noted on about 1 Subaru Impreza WRX tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Subaru Impreza WRX Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Subaru Impreza WRX model year on record is 2007 (87.7% across 57 tests), and the weakest is 2007 (87.7%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Subaru Impreza WRX Owners

These checks follow this Subaru Impreza WRX's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Subaru Impreza WRX.

• corrosion — “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.

• the suspension joints — “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.

• the lights — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Subaru Impreza WRX. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Subaru Impreza WRX MOT & Reliability