What are the most common problems with a Subaru Levorg?

At MOT, suspension arm bushes and joints is flagged more often than on other cars the same age.

What should I ask the seller before buying a used Subaru Levorg?

Any recent work on the suspension arm bushes and joints? (Flagged at MOT 2.1× as often on the Subaru Levorg as on other cars the same age.) Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

Used car guide · 2015–2021

Subaru Levorg common problems and MOT failures

What goes wrong on a used Subaru Levorg, year by year: known faults from UK buying guides, the parts flagged at MOT more than on other cars (from 2,151 MOTs done during 2023–2025), and what to check before you buy one.

2,151MOTs done in 2023–2025, all years of this model

770on the UK register

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Most years have their own guide. The year is when the car was first registered (it’s on the logbook, or check the reg below).

2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

What usually goes wrong with a Subaru Levorg?

We haven’t found widely reported faults for the Subaru Levorg in the UK buying guides we use yet. That doesn’t mean it has none, so check the car carefully and look at the MOT weak spots below.

Common Subaru Levorg MOT failures to check

Parts flagged at MOT well above the usual rate for cars the same age. From the DVSA’s results for every MOT done in Great Britain during 2023–2025.

Suspension arm bushes and joints
up to 2.1× usual

Stands out on cars registered in 2016.

Rough price £120–£180 (one arm) ClickMechanic

At the viewing: Listen for clunks over bumps and feel for the steering wandering. Worn arm bushes show as cracked rubber near the wheels.

Subaru Levorg MOT pass rate by year

Older cars fail more, so compare each year with all cars registered the same year.

Year	Pass first time	All cars that year	MOT tests
2021	88%	87% +1	238 (small sample)
2020	89%	87% +2	266 (small sample)
2019	90%	85% +5	263 (small sample)
2017	88%	80% +8	328 (small sample)
2016	87%	77% +10	578
2015	84%	74% +10	478 (small sample)

Questions to ask the seller before buying a Subaru Levorg

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

Any recent work on the suspension arm bushes and joints? (Flagged at MOT 2.1× as often on the Subaru Levorg as on other cars the same age.)
Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Where this comes from: MOT figures are the DVSA’s anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, grouped by the year each car was first registered. How many are on the road is from the Department for Transport’s vehicle licensing statistics. Known faults are from UK buying guides, in our own words, with links. How we score