Subaru Impreza MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 76.9% of 19,552 MOT tests on the Subaru Impreza ended in a pass, about the same as the 76.5% average for all cars.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Subaru Impreza MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 4227 tests | 87.7% | 31,000 · 21k to 59k |
| 7216 tests | 91.7% | 61,000 · 35k to 79k |
| 12538 tests | 78.6% | 79,000 · 61k to 101k |
| 13885 tests | 76.4% | 85,000 · 65k to 105k |
| 14807 tests | 76.0% | 89,000 · 67k to 111k |
| 151,790 tests | 74.6% | 91,000 · 71k to 111k |
| 161,969 tests | 73.6% | 93,000 · 71k to 113k |
| 172,145 tests | 76.7% | 97,000 · 75k to 121k |
| 182,162 tests | 75.9% | 103,000 · 79k to 127k |
| 191,902 tests | 76.5% | 103,000 · 81k to 127k |
| 201,650 tests | 75.2% | 107,000 · 85k to 131k |
| 21992 tests | 73.7% | 109,000 · 85k to 131k |
| 22996 tests | 75.5% | 109,000 · 81k to 137k |
| 23904 tests | 78.1% | 111,000 · 81k to 137k |
| 24629 tests | 79.7% | 105,000 · 79k to 133k |
| 25319 tests | 79.0% | 105,000 · 75k to 133k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Subaru Impreza. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Impreza
The parts that come up most often in Subaru Impreza MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Exhaust and emissionsStart the engine from cold and listen for blowing or rattling from the exhaust, and look for smoke.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
Check a specific Impreza
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Subaru models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Subaru models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.