Subaru BRZ

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2017 2.0 petrol. 15 of 165 tests failed, 9%.

Better than 77% of 2017 cars. The typical one fails 12%, across 926 models with enough tests behind them to say.

The defects inspectors cite

• Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.
• Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
• A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
• A tyre cords visible or damaged
• A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction
• A wheel bearing excessively rough

Where it stands out against its peers

• Brakes: failed more often than 91% of 2017 cars — 40% of its 15 failed tests, where an ordinary 2017 car has 23%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• Brakes — 40% of its failures
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.
  • Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
  • A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
• Tyres and wheels — 27% of its failures
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.
  • A tyre cords visible or damaged
  • A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction
• Exhaust and emissions — 7% of its failures
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
• Suspension — 7% of its failures
• Lights and electrics — 7% of its failures
• Plates and identity — 7% of its failures

Specification