Subaru Forester — reliability by registration year
2004–2021 · 14 registration years · 11,819 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Forester registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 719 | 89.4% | 91.0% | |
| 2019 | 1,070 | 89.4% | 92.1% | |
| 2018 | 895 | 83.2% | 86.1% | Pins and bushes (front) 34.0% |
| 2017 | 871 | 79.4% | 81.9% | Pins and bushes (front) 33.0% |
| 2016 | 1,141 | 74.2% | 77.5% | Coil spring (rear) 24.8% |
| 2015 | 940 | 72.6% | 76.7% | Coil spring (rear) 22.9% |
| 2014 | 1,077 | 68.7% | 72.8% | Pins and bushes (front) 21.7% |
| 2013 | 779 | 67.9% | 72.5% | |
| 2011 | 773 | 61.4% | 70.8% | Position lamp (front) 23.5% |
| 2010 | 649 | 53.9% | 63.9% | |
| 2007 | 714 | 63.3% | 70.2% | |
| 2006 | 743 | 59.9% | 66.9% | Malfunction indicator lamp 19.5% |
| 2005 | 797 | 59.7% | 66.5% | |
| 2004 | 651 | 64.8% | 72.2% |