Petrol Subaru Xv: MOT pass rate
87% of petrol Subaru Xvs pass the MOT first time, measured across 4,184 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 50,864.
Petrol against the other Subaru Xv versions
| Fuel | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 87% | 4,184 |
| Diesel | 76.1% | 1,642 |
| All Subaru Xv | 83.9% | 5,832 |
Why the fuel type changes the number
Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.
On the Subaru Xv specifically, petrol is the strongest at 87%, and this petrol version sits 3.1 points above the 83.9% model average.
What it means if you are buying one
The petrol Subaru Xv is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.
Mileage is part of the answer
The average petrol Subaru Xv had covered 50,864 miles at test, against 83,473 for the diesel. That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does.
Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Subaru Xv page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.
Most common MOT failures on a petrol Subaru Xv
- A wheel bearing excessively rough, 1% of tests (3.17x the national rate for this defect)
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.7% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.5% of tests (1.66x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.6% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect)
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3.7% of tests
- A tyre seriously damaged, 1.6% of tests
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.5% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.5% of tests
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.3% of tests
From 4,188 DVSA-tracked petrol Subaru Xv tests, 2024, split out from the Subaru Xv's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 5.06% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.
Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Subaru Xv
Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 25.5% of tests (1.91x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 16.7% of tests (1.79x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- A wheel bearing excessively rough, 0.6% of tests (1.6x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 19.1% of tests, also fails
- A tyre seriously damaged, 17.2% of tests, also fails
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 10.4% of tests
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.2% of tests, also fails
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2% of tests
- Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.5% of tests
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.3% of tests
From 4,188 DVSA-tracked petrol Subaru Xv tests, 2024.
Other Subaru Xv fuel types
- Diesel Subaru Xv - 76.1%