2009 Subaru Justy: MOT pass rate and reliability

68.1% of 2009 Subaru Justies pass the MOT first time, measured across 229 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 73,074 miles.

How the 2009 compares

  • Against all Subaru Justies (67.7%, 650 tests): +0.4 points
  • Against all 2009 cars (66.1%): +2 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 2009 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 2009 Justy

The 2009 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 a 17-year-old car fails on

A 2009 car is 17 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 2009 Subaru Justy the average at test was 73,074 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 2008 at 68.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2009 at 68.1%. That 0.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2009 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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