Does the Subaru BRZ fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?
The Subaru BRZ records 1.83 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.55 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.28, 95% interval −0.10 to +0.66). It ranks 211 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a Subaru BRZ by registration
What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Subaru BRZ is “Emissions levels exceed default limits”, recorded 32 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Emissions levels exceed default limits | 32 | 0.67 |
| Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer | 30 | 0.62 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,812 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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