Does the Subaru XV fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Subaru XV records 0.78 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.48 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.70, 95% interval −0.84 to −0.57). It ranks 402 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a Subaru XV by registration

What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Subaru XV is “Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction”, recorded 108 times in 2019–2024.

Subaru XV: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction	108	0.35
Emissions test unable to be completed	41	0.13
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer	35	0.11

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 30,580 (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

Does the Subaru XV fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

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