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Subaru Forester I Xe Prm Ebxr AWD CVT — Reliability by Year

2,216 vehicles · MOT data 2019–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Subaru Forester I Xe Prm Ebxr AWD CVT was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2022
96.6% pass rate · 155 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2020
92.7% pass rate · 177 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 436
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 33,908 mi 392
2022
96.6%
21,000 mi 155
2021
94.9%
28,970 mi 524
2020
92.7%
30,179 mi 177
2019
94.3%
29,829 mi 532

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Subaru Forester I Xe Prm Ebxr AWD CVT 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 21,000 miles (newest year) to 30,179 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 Forester I Xe Prm Ebxr AWD CVT.

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