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Subaru Legacy — Reliability by Year

30,990 vehicles · MOT data 1990–2013 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Subaru Legacy 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
2012
83.3% pass rate · 285 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
1995
70.4% pass rate · 1,478 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2013
82.7%
64,961 mi 200
2012
83.3%
69,194 mi 285
2011
81.0%
73,833 mi 547
2010
80.3%
79,925 mi 698
2009
79.2%
78,815 mi 798
2008
77.8%
84,469 mi 876
2007
78.1%
86,459 mi 886
2006
77.0%
85,225 mi 1,475
2005
76.2%
87,929 mi 1,910
2004
75.3%
87,722 mi 2,000
2003
74.3%
87,371 mi 1,558
2002
73.5%
94,257 mi 1,346
2001
73.1%
96,832 mi 2,043
2000
72.2%
101,028 mi 2,285
1999
72.7%
104,661 mi 2,550
1998
72.2%
108,277 mi 2,613
1997
72.4%
112,409 mi 1,912
1996
72.0%
112,549 mi 1,785
1995
70.4%
117,106 mi 1,478
1994
71.5%
119,980 mi 1,270
1993
71.2%
127,800 mi 788
1992
74.5%
127,808 mi 756
1991
73.1%
126,062 mi 596
1990
74.6%
127,232 mi 335

Which year Subaru Legacy is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 64,961 miles (newest year) to 127,808 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.

See the buying guide →

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