Subaru Levorg
Registered from 2015 to 2020.
About this model
The Subaru Levorg is a mid-size car manufactured since 2014 by Subaru. According to the company, the name Levorg is a blended word or portmanteau of three words: LEgacy, reVOlution and touRinG. The first Levorg shares its platform with the Impreza/WRX and the Legacy. The second generation Levorg sits on the Subaru Global Platform used by the majority of Subaru's family cars.
From the Wikipedia article Subaru Levorg, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2016 1.6 petrol. 20 of 202 tests failed, 10%.
Better than 76% of 2016 cars. The typical one fails 13%, across 899 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 60% | 12 |
| Brakes | 20% | 4 |
| Lights and electrics | 15% | 3 |
| Suspension | 15% | 3 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 60% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 20% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 15% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 15% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 60–80k miles this one fails 8% of its inspections, against the 16% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 10% | 10% | 48 | |
| 40–60k miles | 10% | 13% | 58 | |
| 60–80k miles | 8% | 16% | 60 |
166 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.0 petrol · 148 hp · 1623 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 8.2 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 2.0 petrol · 1623 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 8.2 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.6 petrol · 168 hp · 1645 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 6.8 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2017 | 1.6 petrol · 189 hp · 1633 kg · 2565 mm wheelbase · 6.8 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 1.6 petrol · 168 hp · 1625 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 6.8 L/100km (NEDC) |