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Does the Subaru Levorg fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Subaru Levorg records 2.23 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.70 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.47, 95% interval −3.21 to −1.73). It ranks 478 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Subaru Levorg by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Subaru Levorg is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 55 times in 2019–2024.

Subaru Levorg: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm551.66

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,316 (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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