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Subaru 284 4WD Pick Up — Reliability by Year

12,282 vehicles · MOT data 1982–1994 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Subaru 284 4WD Pick Up was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
1984
75.0% pass rate · 1,705 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
1989
60.5% pass rate · 1,120 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1994
69.6%
90,276 mi 200
1993
63.6%
87,912 mi 322
1992
67.2%
83,880 mi 333
1991
65.3%
84,347 mi 429
1990
65.1%
91,777 mi 755
1989
60.5%
86,249 mi 1,120
1988
63.0%
93,903 mi 1,276
1987
71.0%
64,374 mi 1,230
1986
72.0%
117,961 mi 1,282
1985
66.7%
72,702 mi 1,330
1984
75.0%
85,366 mi 1,705
1983
61.7%
126,683 mi 1,716
1982
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Which year Subaru 284 4WD Pick Up is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 64,374 miles (newest year) to 126,683 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Subaru 284 4WD Pick Up.

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