Subaru B9 Tribeca
Registered from 2006 to 2008.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 3.0 petrol. 28 of 103 tests failed, 27%.
Better than 43% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 50% | 14 |
| Suspension | 50% | 14 |
| Brakes | 43% | 12 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 21% | 6 |
| Tyres and wheels | 11% | 3 |
| Body and structure | 7% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 43% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Exhaust and emissions — 21% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 11% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 50% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 7% of its failures