Subaru XV 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

9.4% of 4,371 MOT tests of the Subaru XV first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 88.3 (95% CI 79.8–96.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 Subaru XV fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Subaru XV built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	9.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	4371
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 79.8–96.9)	88.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	4371
Rank among this model's 9 build years	2	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	4371
Tested in 2024	1096	tests	median 39,626 miles	2024	1096

Built 2018 against Subaru XV normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 6.3% vs 6.1%; age 4: 9.7% vs 9.8%; age 5: 12.4% vs 12.5%; age 6: 9% vs 14%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 Subaru XV by registration · All Subaru XV MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2018 Subaru XV fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Subaru XV built 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	1,097	6.3	5–7.9	6.1	103.5
4	1,093	9.7	8.1–11.6	9.8	98.8
5	1,085	12.4	10.6–14.5	12.5	99.8
6	1,096	9	7.5–10.9	14	64.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,371 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2018 Subaru XV?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is visibility: 4 items per 100 first tests, against 4.9 across all build years of the Subaru XV. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Subaru XV built 2018 against the Subaru XV in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	4	4.9	175
Brakes	3.7	6.1	163
Tyres	3.4	3.7	150
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2	7.1	87
Suspension	0.8	6.6	37

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,387 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Subaru XV, 2018 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 108.6. 2019: index 81.3.

Subaru XV build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2012	105.7	98.9–112.4	no different (rough estimate)	3,353
2013	105.4	98.4–112.4	no different (rough estimate)	3,532
2014	104.0	96.7–111.3	no different (rough estimate)	3,769
2015	96.1	88.6–103.6	no different (rough estimate)	3,816
2016	107.1	98.9–115.3	no different	4,424
2017	108.6	98.0–119.2	no different (rough estimate)	3,109
2018	88.3	79.8–96.9	better	4,371
2019	81.3	70.5–92.1	better (rough estimate)	2,865
2020	88.9	63.2–114.6	no different (rough estimate)	658

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 29,897 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Subaru XV 2018 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/subaru-xv/2018/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Subaru XV 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2018 Subaru XV fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2018 Subaru XV?

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

How to cite this page

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