2001 Subaru Impreza: MOT pass rate and reliability
77.2% of 2001 Subaru Imprezas pass the MOT first time, measured across 904 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 114,383 miles.
How the 2001 compares
- Against all Subaru Imprezas (79.1%, 17,713 tests): -1.9 points
- Against all 2001 cars (66.2%): +11 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Subaru Impreza model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2001 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Subaru Impreza:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 79.8% | 247 | 110,987 |
| 1998 | 82.4% | 421 | 104,534 |
| 1999 | 82.5% | 758 | 109,421 |
| 2000 | 81% | 898 | 108,031 |
| 2001 | 77.2% | 904 | 114,383 |
| 2002 | 78.9% | 1,053 | 108,290 |
| 2003 | 77.1% | 1,682 | 108,784 |
| 2004 | 79.6% | 1,748 | 105,101 |
| 2005 | 78.3% | 2,175 | 105,004 |
| 2006 | 77.5% | 1,684 | 99,509 |
| 2007 | 75.5% | 1,789 | 94,064 |
| 2008 | 76.1% | 1,023 | 96,507 |
| 2009 | 78.5% | 767 | 88,704 |
| 2010 | 79.8% | 788 | 88,995 |
| 2015 | 84.2% | 215 | 62,865 |
| 2018 | 90.1% | 202 | 43,782 |
What this means if you are buying a 2001 Impreza
The 2001 sits close to the Subaru Impreza average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 25-year-old car fails on
A 2001 car is 25 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2001 Subaru Impreza the average at test was 114,383 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2018 at 90.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2007 at 75.5%. That 14.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2001 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 1998 Subaru Impreza - 82.4%
- 1999 Subaru Impreza - 82.5%
- 2000 Subaru Impreza - 81%
- 2002 Subaru Impreza - 78.9%
- 2003 Subaru Impreza - 77.1%
- 2004 Subaru Impreza - 79.6%