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

The Subaru XV records 3.67 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.70 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.03, 95% interval −4.34 to −3.72). It ranks 655 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 XV by registration

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Subaru XV is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 442 times in 2019–2024.

Subaru XV: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	442	1.45
A tyre seriously damaged	416	1.36
A tyre cords visible or damaged	116	0.38
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	81	0.26
Tyre obviously under inflated	30	0.10

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

If a Subaru XV gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

5.0% of Subaru XV MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,082 miles later (3,664 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,664 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Subaru XV gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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