2017 Subaru Xv: MOT pass rate and reliability

84.1% of 2017 Subaru Xvs pass the MOT first time, measured across 603 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 53,614 miles.

How the 2017 compares

  • Against all Subaru Xvs (83.9%, 5,832 tests): +0.2 points
  • Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): +0.6 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 2017 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 2017 Xv

The 2017 sits close to the Subaru Xv 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 9-year-old car fails on

A 2017 car is 9 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2017 Subaru Xv the average at test was 53,614 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 2017 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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