Does the Subaru Impreza fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Subaru Impreza records 0.85 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.67 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) (+0.18, 95% interval +0.13 to +0.23). It ranks 151 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on vehicle identification · check a Subaru Impreza by registration
What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Subaru Impreza is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 581 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 581 | 0.45 |
| Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off | 239 | 0.19 |
| Number plate inscription missing or illegible | 230 | 0.18 |
| Number plate showing an incorrect registration | 41 | 0.03 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 128,098 (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
If a Subaru Impreza gets a vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?
3.1% of Subaru Impreza MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 3,559 miles later (1,930 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,930 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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