Car statistics by year

2019 Subaru Outback

Subaru Outback cars first registered in 2019: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2019, so like is set against like.

A year of the Subaru Outback. “2019” is the year of first registration.

Last updated
Records analysed
595 MOT tests of 2019 Subaru Outback cars
Methodology
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 86.7% All 2019 cars 84.4%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 46,200 miles; all 2019 cars 42,400
  • Left at the end of 2025 574 100.0% of the 574 at the end of 2019
  • Tests with an advisory 42.2% All 2019 cars 41.0%
  • MOT tests in 2025 595 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2019 Subaru Outbacks do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 6 years old, 86.7% of 2019 Subaru Outback MOT tests were passed first time, against 84.4% for all cars first registered in 2019. 2019 Subaru Outbacks did better than average for their age, by 2.3 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 88.2% of the time (all 2019 cars 85.7%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Subaru Outback vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Subaru Outback bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Subaru Outback compared with all cars
First registered Subaru OutbackAll cars
’15 77.0%72.6%
’16 81.2%75.6%
’18 87.7%81.8%
’19 86.7%84.4%
’21 87.4%88.4%
’22 92.3%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2019 Subaru Outback

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 42.2% of 2019 Subaru Outback tests had at least one (all 2019 cars 41.0%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2019 Subaru Outback tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 14.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 12.4%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 10.3%
Anti-roll bars: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 4.2%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 4.2%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 3.7%
Shock absorbers: light misting of oil Suspension 3.0%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 2.4%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 1.8%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 1.8%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2019 Subaru Outback?

Half of the 2019 Subaru Outbacks tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 46,200 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 33,800 and a quarter more than 60,300. For all cars first registered in 2019, the middle figure was 42,400 miles, so 2019 Subaru Outbacks have been driven 9.0% further than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2019 Subaru Outback and all 2019 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2019 Subaru Outback 24,800 33,800 46,200 60,300 75,100 578
All 2019 cars 20,300 30,000 42,400 57,100 74,200 2,073,624
miles

Half of the 2019 Subaru Outbacks tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 46,200 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2019 Subaru Outbacks are left?

At the end of 2019, 574 2019 Subaru Outbacks were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 574 were: 569 licensed and 5 declared off the road (SORN). That is 100.0% still on the record, against 97.3% for all cars first registered in 2019.

Share still on the record since 2019

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2019. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2019 Subaru Outbacks on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2019, compared with all 2019 cars
Year end 2019 Subaru OutbackAll 2019 cars
2019 100.0%100.0%
2020 101.9%99.1%
2021 102.3%98.5%
2022 101.2%97.2%
2023 100.7%97.5%
2024 100.7%97.5%
2025 100.0%97.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2019

None of the Subaru Outback’s 15 recalls in DVSA’s records has build dates that include 2019. 5 have no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2019 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2019 may have been built in 2018, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Every Subaru Outback recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Subaru Outback

6 years of the Subaru Outback, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2018 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (87.7% passed first time) and the 2021 cars worst (87.4%).

Subaru Outbacks by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2015 801 740 77.0% 72.6%
2016 775 740 81.2% 75.6%
2018 652 646 87.7% 81.8%
2019 574 574 86.7% 84.4%
2021 599 601 87.4% 88.4%
2022 599 592 92.3% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered. Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 595 MOT tests of 2019 Subaru Outback cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 574 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Subaru Outback cars first registered in 2019; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2019.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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