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Subaru Legacy GX 4WD — Reliability by Year

1,670 vehicles · MOT data 1989–1994 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Subaru Legacy GX 4WD 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
1992
79.4% pass rate · 217 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1993
69.5% pass rate · 150 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1994
70.8%
119,606 mi 147
1993
69.5%
132,548 mi 150
1992
79.4%
143,264 mi 217
1991
73.2%
129,689 mi 461
1990
76.1%
129,151 mi 491
1989
72.2%
140,814 mi 204

Which year Subaru Legacy GX 4WD is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 119,606 miles (newest year) to 143,264 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 Legacy GX 4WD.

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