Subaru Forestr
Registered from 2015 to 2016.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2015 2.0 diesel. 36 of 197 tests failed, 18%.
Better than 27% of 2015 cars. The typical one fails 15%, across 894 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 67% | 24 |
| Lights and electrics | 19% | 7 |
| Brakes | 11% | 4 |
| Tyres and wheels | 11% | 4 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 6% | 2 |
| Steering | 6% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
Where it stands out against its peers
- Suspension: failed more often than 99% of 2015 cars — 67% of its 36 failed tests, where an ordinary 2015 car has 25%.
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.
- Suspension — 67% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Brakes — 11% of its failures
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Tyres and wheels — 11% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Exhaust and emissions — 6% of its failures
- Steering — 6% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Lights and electrics — 19% of its failures
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
When it starts failing
At 80–100k miles this one fails 22% of its inspections, against the 19% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 15% | 14% | 55 | |
| 60–80k miles | 19% | 17% | 57 | |
| 80–100k miles | 22% | 19% | 37 |
149 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.