Does the Subaru Outback fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Subaru Outback records 6.03 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.02 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.99, 95% interval −3.27 to −2.71). It ranks 583 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Subaru Outback is “A tyre seriously damaged”, recorded 960 times in 2019–2024.

Subaru Outback: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A tyre seriously damaged	960	2.18
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	938	2.13
A tyre cords visible or damaged	483	1.10
Tyre obviously under inflated	68	0.15
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	57	0.13

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 44,070 (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 Outback gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.2% of Subaru Outback MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,213 miles later (6,844 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,844 (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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