Subaru Levorg: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Subaru Levorg passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 790 individual Subaru Levorg tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Subaru Levorgs presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Subaru Levorg tested had covered 49,102 miles and was built around 2018.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Subaru Levorg sits 11.7 points above the national average, ranked 945 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Subaru Levorg

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.2% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3.3% of tests
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 2% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.8% of tests
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.5% of tests
7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
8. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.4% of tests
9. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests
10. A bonnet that cannot be safely secured in the closed position, 0.3% of tests (5.45x the national rate for this defect)

From 788 DVSA-tracked Subaru Levorg tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.28% of these flagged Subaru Levorg defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Subaru Levorg

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 Levorg before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 23.6% of tests, also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 16.9% of tests, also fails
3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 13.1% of tests, also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 10.2% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 5.6% of tests
6. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1.6% of tests
7. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 1.3% of tests (1.19x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.3% of tests
9. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 0.8% of tests
10. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.8% of tests

From 788 DVSA-tracked Subaru Levorg tests, 2024.

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

• Ford Fiesta Active X Edition Turbo - 88.4%
• Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn Hse Dmhev A - 88.4%
• Kia Sportage 3 Isg - 88.4%
• Vauxhall Corsa Se Nav Premium Turbo A - 88.4%
• Volvo S60 Inscription + T5 Auto - 88.4%
• BMW 218i M Sport - 88.3%

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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