Pass rate, all models
81.6% Around average
191,030 tests across 28 models, 2000–2022.
Subaru MOT pass rates
Subaru MOT pass rates, ranked across 28 models and 191,030 DVSA MOT tests between 2000 and 2022, from the Xv I (95.7%) to the Legacy (75.6%). The tables below compare every model with enough tests to rank, list the most-tested models, and link to each model's own pass-rate and fault pages.
How Subaru models compare on the MOT
The spread across Subaru models is wide — 95.7% for the Xv I at the top and 75.6% for the Legacy at the bottom, a 20.1-point gap across 2,374 and 18,458 recorded tests respectively. Most Subaru models sit much closer to the middle (around 85.9%, on 19,370 tests for the Xv). The best and worst are both real DVSA results, not opinions: the pass rate is the share of every completed MOT test for that model that ended in a pass.
Every figure above is drawn from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records for the 2000–2022 data years: 191,030 tests across 28 Subaru models. A pass rate counts every completed test — first attempt and retests — so the figures above include a van or motorhome being tested twice in one year. The first-time pass figures on each model page are lower as a result. See the methodology page for exactly how each rate is calculated and how the DVSA source data is filtered.
Best model
Xv I95.7%
Worst model
Legacy75.6%
All Subaru models ranked by pass rate
| Model | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Xv I | 95.7% | 2,374 |
| Forester I Xe 2 variants | 94.0% | 3,823 |
| WRX | 92.0% | 4,957 |
| Levorg | 90.5% | 2,359 |
| Brz | 89.8% | 2,748 |
| Xv | 85.9% | 19,370 |
| Outback 2 variants | 82.4% | 25,430 |
| Impreza 4 variants | 81.2% | 54,707 |
| Forester 2 variants | 78.9% | 50,493 |
| Justy 2 variants | 76.1% | 2,038 |
| Legacy 2 variants | 75.6% | 18,458 |
Ranked by aggregate pass rate across all years, for the 11 models with at least 2,000 tests — the 17 smaller Subaru models are listed below, unranked.
Other Subaru models
Fewer than 2,000 tests each, so they are not ranked — every model still has its own pass-rate page.
Most-tested Subaru models
Compare with the market
Best and worst lists, and the full A–Z.
Reading the numbers
A pass rate covers every completed test recorded for that model and year, including retests. First-attempt figures are lower. See how we calculate.