Subaru Justy: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Subaru Justy fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 9.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 653 individual Subaru Justy tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 67.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 33 in every 100 Subaru Justies presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Subaru Justy tested had covered 69,621 miles and was built around 2007.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Subaru Justy sits 9.3 points below the national average, ranked 1,822 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Subaru Justy rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Subaru Justies at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Subaru Justy

1. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 7.5% of tests (7.96x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 2.5% of tests (7.02x the national rate for this defect)
3. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 5.4% of tests (5.02x the national rate for this defect)
4. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 2.5% of tests (4.81x the national rate for this defect)
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 18.7% of tests (3.72x the national rate for this defect)
6. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2.9% of tests (2.88x the national rate for this defect)
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 4.1% of tests (2.18x the national rate for this defect)
8. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.9% of tests (1.9x the national rate for this defect)
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.3% of tests
10. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.1% of tests

From 652 DVSA-tracked Subaru Justy tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.57% of these flagged Subaru Justy defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Subaru Justy

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Subaru Justy before it actually fails on it.

1. A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn, 5.1% of tests (7.9x the national rate for this advisory)
2. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 9% of tests (5.96x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 27.1% of tests (4.38x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 4.6% of tests (3.7x the national rate for this advisory)
5. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 9% of tests (3.18x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
6. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 15.2% of tests (2.93x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 30.2% of tests (2.26x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 4.3% of tests (2.15x the national rate for this advisory)
9. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 7.1% of tests (1.49x the national rate for this advisory)
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 20.9% of tests (1.35x the national rate for this advisory), also fails

From 652 DVSA-tracked Subaru Justy tests, 2024.

Subaru Justy pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Subaru Justy year:

• 2008 Subaru Justy - 68.5% first-time pass, 235 tests
• 2009 Subaru Justy - 68.1% first-time pass, 229 tests

Other Subaru models

• Subaru Impreza - 78%
• Subaru Forester - 73.5%
• Subaru Outback - 79.2%
• Subaru Xv - 83.6%
• Subaru Legacy - 68.8%
• Subaru Wrx - 90.8%
• Subaru Forester I Xe Prm Ebxr Awd Cvt - 93.8%
• Subaru Brz - 88.9%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Volvo 900 Series - 67.4%
• Volvo 800 Series - 67.4%
• Nissan Murano - 67.4%
• Fiat Fiorino - 67.3%
• Vauxhall Frontera - 67.3%
• Chrysler Ypsilon - 67.1%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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