Subaru Xv: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Subaru Xv passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 6.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 5,853 individual Subaru Xv tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 83.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 16 in every 100 Subaru Xvs 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 Xv tested had covered 58,431 miles and was built around 2016.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Subaru Xv bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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 Xv 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 what damaged Subaru Xvs actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Subaru Xv

1. A wheel bearing excessively rough, 0.7% of tests (2.94x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.9% of tests (1.63x the national rate for this defect)
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.4% of tests (1.58x the national rate for this defect)
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 5.6% of tests (1.53x the national rate for this defect)
5. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.5% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this defect)
6. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.8% of tests
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 1% of tests
9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.7% of tests

From 8,684 DVSA-tracked Subaru Xv tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.12% of these flagged Subaru Xv defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Subaru Xv 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 Xv year:

• 2012 Subaru Xv - 74.3% first-time pass, 490 tests
• 2013 Subaru Xv - 74.2% first-time pass, 574 tests
• 2014 Subaru Xv - 75.3% first-time pass, 624 tests
• 2015 Subaru Xv - 81.4% first-time pass, 640 tests
• 2016 Subaru Xv - 82.4% first-time pass, 740 tests
• 2017 Subaru Xv - 84.1% first-time pass, 603 tests
• 2018 Subaru Xv - 93.3% first-time pass, 1,097 tests
• 2019 Subaru Xv - 91.4% first-time pass, 874 tests

Subaru Xv by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Subaru Xv - 87% first-time pass, 4,184 tests
• Diesel Subaru Xv - 76.1% first-time pass, 1,642 tests

Other Subaru models

• Subaru Impreza - 78%
• Subaru Forester - 73.5%
• Subaru Outback - 79.2%
• Subaru Legacy - 68.8%
• Subaru Wrx - 90.8%
• Subaru Forester I Xe Prm Ebxr Awd Cvt - 93.8%
• Subaru Brz - 88.9%
• Subaru Levorg - 88.4%

Models with a similar pass rate

• DS Ds7 - 83.7%
• Ford Transit 290 Trend Ecoblue - 83.7%
• Ford Transit Custom 280limitd Eblue - 83.6%
• Ford Granada - 83.6%
• Audi Q3 - 83.5%
• Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn S D A - 83.5%

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

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