SubaruOutback MOT results

In 2025, 75.6% of Subaru Outback MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 72.4% for cars of the same age. 5.8% had at least one dangerous defect (7.3% for cars the same age). The typical Subaru Outback tested was 9 years old with 81,400 miles. Based on 7,605 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Subaru Outback cars are on the road

First-time pass: 75.6%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 72.4%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.5%passed after repair
Failed: 19.9%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 5.8%same age 7.3%
Typical mileage: 81,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Subaru OutbackAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2022	562	91.8%	88.5%
2021	583	87.7%	87.2%
2020	246	86.6%	85.9%
2019	577	86.7%	83.5%
2018	633	87.5%	80.8%
2017	468	85.5%	78.1%
2016	750	81.1%	74.8%
2015	744	77.3%	71.8%
2014	210	73.3%	68.5%
2013	250	72.8%	65.6%
2012	289	60.2%	63.2%
2011	434	63.6%	61.0%
2010	386	59.6%	59.1%
2009	265	61.9%	58.1%
2008	169	58.6%	57.0%
2007	313	57.2%	57.2%
2006	320	53.8%	56.8%
2005	214	62.1%	57.5%
2004	159	52.2%	57.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Subaru OutbackAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	1,062	89.4%	87.4%	32,600
5-9 years	2,898	83.7%	79.1%	64,900
10-14 years	1,748	68.9%	65.7%	109,700
15-19 years	1,399	57.6%	57.6%	123,900
20-29 years	288	57.6%	59.6%	134,000

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Subaru Outback is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
GU Guildford	South East	272	3.6%	2.6×	72.8%
TN Tonbridge	South East	204	2.7%	2.0×	79.9%
RG Reading	South East	179	2.4%	1.6×	77.1%
IP Ipswich	East of England	174	2.3%	1.9×	71.3%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	169	2.2%	1.8×	81.7%
SN Swindon	South West	167	2.2%	2.5×	86.2%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	164	2.2%	1.5×	79.9%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	160	2.1%	2.8×	70.0%
GL Gloucester	South West	158	2.1%	1.7×	66.5%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	150	2.0%	0.9×	74.7%
IV Inverness	Scotland	145	1.9%	4.4×	89.0%
OX Oxford	South East	143	1.9%	1.7×	74.8%
TA Taunton	South West	136	1.8%	2.7×	77.9%
EX Exeter	South West	134	1.8%	1.6×	67.9%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	134	1.8%	1.3×	80.6%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	133	1.7%	0.6×	83.5%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	129	1.7%	1.5×	76.0%
G Glasgow	Scotland	119	1.6%	1.0×	79.8%
PE Peterborough	East of England	115	1.5%	0.8×	73.9%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	113	1.5%	0.9×	87.6%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	112	1.5%	2.8×	93.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	110	1.4%	2.8×	63.6%
DE Derby	East Midlands	106	1.4%	1.0×	82.1%
NP Newport	Wales	104	1.4%	1.6×	74.0%
CB Cambridge	East of England	101	1.3%	1.9×	79.2%
NR Norwich	East of England	96	1.3%	0.9×	76.0%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	95	1.2%	1.3×	76.8%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	94	1.2%	2.2×	72.3%
BB Blackburn	North West	91	1.2%	1.4×	81.3%
CA Carlisle	North West	91	1.2%	2.0×	79.1%
SA Swansea	Wales	91	1.2%	0.9×	79.1%
RH Redhill	South East	87	1.1%	1.1×	71.3%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	85	1.1%	1.7×	76.5%
BH Bournemouth	South West	82	1.1%	1.0×	74.4%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	81	1.1%	1.1×	76.5%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	78	1.0%	0.8×	82.1%
PH Perth	Scotland	75	1.0%	3.3×	66.7%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	74	1.0%	0.6×	74.3%
PO Portsmouth	South East	73	1.0%	0.7×	74.0%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	72	0.9%	2.2×	70.8%
SO Southampton	South East	72	0.9%	0.8×	68.1%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	71	0.9%	0.5×	77.5%
CO Colchester	East of England	69	0.9%	1.1×	72.5%
DD Dundee	Scotland	69	0.9%	2.2×	60.9%
BS Bristol	South West	68	0.9%	0.5×	64.7%
DL Darlington	North East	68	0.9%	1.5×	77.9%
SP Salisbury	South West	68	0.9%	1.9×	57.4%
BA Bath	South West	67	0.9%	1.0×	61.2%
CR Croydon	London	67	0.9%	1.3×	76.1%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	66	0.9%	4.5×	59.1%
BN Brighton	South East	64	0.8%	0.7×	64.1%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	64	0.8%	0.7×	75.0%
PA Paisley	Scotland	61	0.8%	1.8×	82.0%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	58	0.8%	1.1×	75.9%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	56	0.7%	1.3×	67.9%
LL Llandudno	Wales	55	0.7%	0.8×	78.2%
SK Stockport	North West	55	0.7%	0.7×	74.5%
PL Plymouth	South West	53	0.7%	0.7×	67.9%
CF Cardiff	Wales	52	0.7%	0.4×	61.5%
DT Dorchester	South West	52	0.7%	1.7×	67.3%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	49	0.6%	0.8×	65.3%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	46	0.6%	2.2×	73.9%
TR Truro	South West	45	0.6%	1.0×	66.7%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	44	0.6%	1.5×	68.2%
LA Lancaster	North West	44	0.6%	1.1×	72.7%
CW Crewe	North West	42	0.6%	0.9×	81.0%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	41	0.5%	0.6×	75.6%
SE London SE	London	41	0.5%	0.7×	85.4%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	38	0.5%	0.5×	76.3%
OL Oldham	North West	36	0.5%	0.7×	86.1%
ME Rochester	South East	35	0.5%	0.4×	80.0%
SG Stevenage	East of England	35	0.5%	0.6×	77.1%
CH Chester	North West	34	0.4%	0.4×	73.5%
PR Preston	North West	34	0.4%	0.5×	79.4%
N London N	London	31	0.4%	0.6×	71.0%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	30	0.4%	1.7×	73.3%
DH Durham	North East	30	0.4%	0.8×	80.0%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	0.4%	1.0×	90.0%
SW London SW	London	30	0.4%	0.9×	76.7%
TS Teesside	North East	30	0.4%	0.4×	86.7%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	29	0.4%	0.7×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	29	0.4%	0.8×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	29	0.4%	0.6×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	28	0.4%	0.5×	–
MK Milton Keynes	South East	28	0.4%	0.4×	–
E London E	London	27	0.4%	0.4×	–
WA Warrington	North West	27	0.4%	0.4×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	26	0.3%	1.4×	–
M Manchester	North West	25	0.3%	0.2×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	23	0.3%	0.7×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	23	0.3%	0.4×	–
SL Slough	South East	23	0.3%	0.4×	–
LU Luton	East of England	22	0.3%	0.4×	–
TW Twickenham	London	22	0.3%	0.4×	–
DA Dartford	South East	21	0.3%	0.4×	–
W London W	London	21	0.3%	1.0×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	21	0.3%	0.3×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	21	0.3%	0.4×	–
EN Enfield	London	20	0.3%	0.5×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	20	0.3%	3.1×	–
NW London NW	London	20	0.3%	0.4×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	20	0.3%	0.7×	–
BL Bolton	North West	19	0.2%	0.3×	–
HA Harrow	London	16	0.2%	0.4×	–
IG Ilford	London	16	0.2%	0.5×	–
L Liverpool	North West	15	0.2%	0.2×	–
UB Southall	London	15	0.2%	0.3×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	14	0.2%	0.4×	–
BR Bromley	London	11	0.1%	0.4×	–
RM Romford	London	11	0.1%	0.2×	–
WD Watford	East of England	11	0.1%	0.4×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	10	0.1%	1.6×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	10	0.1%	0.4×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	10	0.1%	3.5×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	7	<0.1%	2.1×	–
WN Wigan	North West	7	<0.1%	0.2×	–
SM Sutton	London	6	<0.1%	0.4×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	6	<0.1%	0.1×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,228	16.1%	2.1×	77.1%
North East	251	3.3%	0.8×	82.9%
North West	534	7.0%	0.6×	78.5%
Yorkshire and the Humber	625	8.2%	0.9×	77.8%
Wales	322	4.2%	0.9×	73.0%
West Midlands	648	8.5%	0.9×	77.0%
East Midlands	414	5.4%	0.8×	78.7%
East of England	716	9.4%	0.9×	74.9%
London	403	5.3%	0.6×	74.9%
South East	1,324	17.4%	1.1×	74.5%
South West	1,140	15.0%	1.4×	70.4%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Subaru OutbackCars the same age

Lights and electrics10.0%10.6%
Suspension8.8%9.0%
Brakes5.7%6.2%
Tyres4.1%6.3%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.6%4.4%
Emissions and leaks3.6%3.1%
Body and structure3.1%3.3%
Seat belts and airbags0.5%1.0%
Steering0.5%1.9%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Subaru Outback tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.4%	2.4%	1.4×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.6%	1.8%	1.4×	100.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	2.1%	1.4%	1.5×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	2.1%	1.7%	1.2×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.0%	1.5%	1.3×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.0%	1.8%	1.1×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.7%	1.9%	0.9×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.6%	1.4%	1.1×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	1.5%	2.3%	0.7×	0.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lights and electrics	1.4%	1.1%	1.3×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	16.4%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	12.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	12.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	7.3%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	6.8%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	4.5%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	4.2%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	4.1%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	3.5%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	3.1%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	5,243	77.0%
Diesel	2,352	72.4%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model