What year Subaru Legacy Turbo 4WD is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1994 Subaru Legacy Turbo 4WD has the highest pass rate at 78.0%, out of 153 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Subaru Legacy Turbo 4WD MOT failures?

The most common Subaru Legacy Turbo 4WD MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Subaru Legacy Turbo 4WD — Reliability by Year

892 vehicles · MOT data 1992–1994 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Subaru Legacy Turbo 4WD 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

1994

78.0% pass rate · 153 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1992

71.0% pass rate · 447 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
1994	78.0%	117,029 mi	153
1993	76.4%	166,477 mi	292
1992	71.0%	144,211 mi	447

Which year Subaru Legacy Turbo 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 117,029 miles (newest year) to 166,477 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 Turbo 4WD.

See the buying guide →

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