Subaru LEGACY - 2000
413.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2000 is 366.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Subaru LEGACY, model year 2000.
Sample size: 107 cars, 187 tests and 774 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 107 cars
The 2000 Subaru Legacy has a higher overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 414 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 14% more than the average of 362 defects. Notably, while the model performs better than average in the equipment category, showing fewer defects, it significantly underperforms in steering, body/structure, and other categories. For vehicles over 124,000 miles, the defect rate spikes to 640, indicating that higher mileage correlates strongly with increased defects for this model. Overall, the Subaru Legacy exhibits a mixed performance, excelling in specific areas while facing challenges in others.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 107 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 7.0% worse
174.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 162.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 59.7% worse
42.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.8 / 100 tests
Visibility
▼ 1.4% worse
28.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.5 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▼ 13.8% worse
90.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 79.9 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 9.1% worse
308.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 282.2 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
Body/Structure
▼ 25.1% worse
95.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 76.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 33.3% better
11.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.7 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 30.9% worse
75.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 58.0 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
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: 82
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 43
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 42
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 39
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 35
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 33
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 30
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 22
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18
Serious faults (Top 10)
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 7