Subaru FORESTER - 2017
128.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Subaru FORESTER, model year 2017.
Sample size: 945 cars, 1,972 tests and 2,525 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 945 cars
The 2017 Subaru Forester has an overall defect rate of 128 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average for its year at 134 per 100, indicating a 4% improvement. Notably, the Forester performs well in several categories, particularly in brakes, steering, and lights and electrics, where it shows significantly fewer defects compared to the average. However, there is a concerning trend regarding equipment issues, which are slightly more common in this model than in the average vehicle. Mileage-related trends show that defect rates increase with mileage, but the Forester's rates generally remain competitive against its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 945 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 24.1% better
55.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 28.6% better
4.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 7.6% better
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 33.3% better
13.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 11.9% worse
160.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 42.9% better
4.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
Equipment
▼ 22.2% worse
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 71.1% better
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 509
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 379
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 292
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 192
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 178
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 160
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 59
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 39
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 32
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 30
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 160
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
A wheel bearing: excessively rough
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 8