Does the Subaru Justy fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Subaru Justy records 14.97 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.05 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.92, 95% interval +3.81 to +6.03). It ranks 98 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Subaru Justy by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Subaru Justy is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 262 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 262 | 5.59 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 141 | 3.01 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 109 | 2.32 |
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced | 62 | 1.32 |
| Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point | 40 | 0.85 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,689 (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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