2014 Subaru Xv: MOT pass rate and reliability

75.3% of 2014 Subaru Xvs pass the MOT first time, measured across 624 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 80,957 miles.

How the 2014 compares

  • Against all Subaru Xvs (83.9%, 5,832 tests): -8.6 points
  • Against all 2014 cars (75.4%): -0.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Subaru Xv model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2014 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Subaru Xv:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2012 74.3% 490 92,723
2013 74.2% 574 83,804
2014 75.3% 624 80,957
2015 81.4% 640 69,268
2016 82.4% 740 60,719
2017 84.1% 603 53,614
2018 93.3% 1,097 41,842
2019 91.4% 874 34,659

What this means if you are buying a 2014 Xv

The 2014 is a weaker year for this model, passing 8.6 points less often than the Subaru Xv average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2014 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 12-year-old car fails on

A 2014 car is 12 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2014 Subaru Xv the average at test was 80,957 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 2018 at 93.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2013 at 74.2%. That 19.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2014 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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