Subaru Justy MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Subaru Justy MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Subaru Justy passed on its first attempt in 70.6%, and its overall record sits −4.9 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Subaru Justy in the 2023–2025 data: 2,038 tests across 4 model years (2007–2010). 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 Justy MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Subaru Justy, 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 Justy's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Subaru Justy DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Subaru Justy, each with how many of the model's 2,038 tests it was noted on.

• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 170 Subaru Justy tests, 8.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 155 Subaru Justy tests, 7.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 100 Subaru Justy tests, 4.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt" (Minor) — noted on about 59 Subaru Justy tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 53 Subaru Justy tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded" (Major) — noted on about 49 Subaru Justy tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Subaru Justy Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Subaru Justy model year on record is 2009 (76.8% across 838 tests), and the weakest is 2007 (70.2%). The gap between them is 6.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Subaru Justy reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.8 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Subaru Justy Owners

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

• the suspension joints — “ball joint excessively worn”

  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 — “headlamp lens slightly defective”

  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.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

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

Where the Subaru Justy is most common

Across every Justy model year on record (2007–2010): 766 Subaru Justy cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,038 tests. Gloucester (GL) has the most, with 30 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Subaru Justy cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Subaru Justy MOT & Reliability