Used car guide

2013 Subaru Outback: 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 72% pass first time (all 2013 cars: 67%) Stands out: suspension arm bushes and joints 2.9×, sidelights 3.2× 257 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 70% pass first time (all 2013 cars: 67%) Stands out: suspension arm bushes and joints 3×, sidelights 2.9×, anti-roll bar bushes and joints 14.3× 530 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 Outback compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2025–Too new for MOT data
2024–Too new for MOT data
2023–Too new for MOT data
2022612Tyres 22%
20211,192Tyres 21%
2020740Tyres 22%
20191,746Tyres 25%
20181,931Tyres 22%
20171,386Tyres 22%
20162,242Tyres 23%
20152,297Tyres 24%
2014654Suspension 31%
2012884Suspension 44%
20111,465Suspension 44%
20101,329Suspension 47%
2009915Suspension 53%
2008634Suspension 51%
20071,096Suspension 56%
20061,190Suspension 56%
2005798Suspension 57%
2004590Suspension 57%
2003–Too few tests