Subaru Outback reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Subaru

Model: Outback

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 44,335 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

78.8%

Share of this model's 44,335 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

33 mpg

CO2 emission

193 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£285/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

100,726

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

118,902

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

11.9

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

6,244

6,243 valid MOT, 1 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

44,335

44,335 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

6,244On the road

Insight summary

Subaru Outback is a rare model in this snapshot, with 6,244 represented vehicles and 0.01% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 78.8% from 44,335 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 52. The current pool shows an average of 100,726 miles and an average age of 11.9 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 118,902 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, lighting and engine warning light. The practical read is that the Subaru Outback looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	4,141
DIESEL	2,094
LPG	7
GAS BI-FUEL	1
OTHER	1

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

88%

Children

89%

Pedestrian

84%

Safety systems

95%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	885
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	638
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	550
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	493
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	491
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	457
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	302
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	297
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	283
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	280
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	278
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	271
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	270
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	264
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	257
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	247
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	239
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	222
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))	219
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	216
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	208
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	201
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	198
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	194
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	192

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 8,152 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

885

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

638

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

550

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

493

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

491

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

457

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

302

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

297

Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))

283

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

280

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

278

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

271

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

270

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

264

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

257

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

247

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

239

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

222

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

219

Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

216

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

208

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

201

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

198

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

194

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

192

Subaru Outback reliability and MOT data