2008 Subaru Justy: MOT pass rate and reliability
68.5% of 2008 Subaru Justies pass the MOT first time, measured across 235 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 73,638 miles.
How the 2008 compares
- Against all Subaru Justies (67.7%, 650 tests): +0.8 points
- Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +3.8 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Subaru Justy model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Subaru Justy:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 68.5% | 235 | 73,638 |
| 2009 | 68.1% | 229 | 73,074 |
What this means if you are buying a 2008 Justy
The 2008 sits close to the Subaru Justy 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 an 18-year-old car fails on
A 2008 car is 18 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2008 Subaru Justy the average at test was 73,638 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.
2008 is the strongest year on record for this model at 68.5%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2009 Subaru Justy - 68.1%