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Subaru Impreza — Reliability by Year

71,566 vehicles · MOT data 1992–2019 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Subaru Impreza 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
2018
92.0% pass rate · 189 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
1993
71.1% pass rate · 1,755 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2019
89.3%
27,618 mi 150
2018
92.0%
27,729 mi 189
2016
89.5%
33,375 mi 149
2015
87.8%
40,710 mi 194
2014
86.6%
40,833 mi 141
2012
88.7%
70,235 mi 101
2011
85.0%
58,288 mi 238
2010
83.5%
61,558 mi 1,125
2009
83.1%
61,122 mi 1,198
2008
82.2%
64,579 mi 1,722
2007
80.6%
62,041 mi 3,315
2006
80.7%
65,175 mi 3,760
2005
80.8%
69,941 mi 4,624
2004
80.6%
71,463 mi 4,400
2003
79.3%
72,467 mi 5,785
2002
77.8%
75,504 mi 5,164
2001
76.1%
84,066 mi 5,619
2000
77.0%
88,790 mi 5,597
1999
75.3%
96,227 mi 5,949
1998
74.5%
98,849 mi 5,169
1997
73.2%
104,977 mi 4,504
1996
72.9%
104,604 mi 3,748
1995
73.1%
104,573 mi 3,810
1994
71.9%
107,510 mi 2,947
1993
71.1%
111,141 mi 1,755
1992
72.9%
107,615 mi 213

Which year Subaru Impreza 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 27,618 miles (newest year) to 111,141 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 Impreza.

See the buying guide →

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