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Subaru Forestr

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 2 years from 369 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

77%

Total Tests

369

Best Year

2015 (80%)

Years Covered

2

How reliable is the Subaru Forestr?

vs national average-5% (82% avg)
vs Subaru brand average-6% (83% avg)
Best to worst year spread7 percentage points

Subaru Forestr by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
201673%6270,420 mi
201580%30776,358 mi

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About the Subaru Forestr

The Subaru Forestr has been tested 369 times in 2024 MOT data across 2 model years (2015 to 2016), with an average pass rate of 77%. That's 5 points below the national average of 82%, so check the year-by-year data carefully before buying. Available as diesel.

Best and Worst Years

The 2015 model is the most reliable with a 80% pass rate from 307 tests. The 2016 model has the lowest at 73%. The 7 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2015) averages 76,358 miles, while the newest (2016) averages 70,420 miles.

Compared to the Subaru brand average of 83%, the Forestr is 6 points lower, placing it among the less reliable Subaru models.

Click any year in the table above to see detailed running costs, individual reliability data, and comparisons with similar cars.