2018 Subaru Xv: MOT pass rate and reliability
93.3% of 2018 Subaru Xvs pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,097 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 41,842 miles.
How the 2018 compares
- Against all Subaru Xvs (83.9%, 5,832 tests): +9.4 points
- Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): +7.4 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 2018 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 2018 Xv
The 2018 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 9.4 points more often than the Subaru Xv average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 an 8-year-old car fails on
A 2018 car is 8 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2018 Subaru Xv the average at test was 41,842 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.
2018 is the strongest year on record for this model at 93.3%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2015 Subaru Xv - 81.4%
- 2016 Subaru Xv - 82.4%
- 2017 Subaru Xv - 84.1%
- 2019 Subaru Xv - 91.4%