Used car guide

2010 Subaru Impreza: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 74% pass first time (all 2010 cars: 60%) Stands out: anti-roll bar bushes and joints 8.7×, exhaust emissions (catalyst) 4.2×, transmission oil leaks 2.4× 2,152 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 69% pass first time (all 2010 cars: 60%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 240 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Subaru Impreza compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2020184Tyres 12%
2019586Tyres 25%
2018614Tyres 23%
2017368Tyres 22%
2016585Tyres 20%
2015674Tyres 20%
2014394Brakes 22%
2013104Lights and electrics 18%
2012206Tyres 9%
2011535Suspension 26%
20092,310Suspension 35%
20083,174Suspension 36%
20075,547Suspension 32%
20065,187Suspension 28%
20056,722Suspension 27%
20045,339Suspension 28%
20035,215Suspension 29%
20023,229Suspension 30%
20012,741Suspension 34%
20002,700Suspension 25%
19992,350Suspension 27%
19981,310Suspension 27%
1997767Suspension 27%
1996494Suspension 23%
1995322Suspension 21%
1994197Suspension 24%
1993–Too few tests