Used car guide
2012 Subaru XV: 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
68% pass first time (all 2012 cars: 64%)
Stands out: suspension arm bushes and joints 2.4×, ball joint 2.9×
858 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
61% pass first time (all 2012 cars: 64%)
Stands out: suspension arm bushes and joints 2.8×, ball joint 3.7×, anti-roll bar link joints 2.6×
657 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 XV compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2023 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2022 | 393 | Tyres 21% |
| 2021 | 1,112 | Tyres 22% |
| 2020 | 977 | Tyres 24% |
| 2019 | 2,809 | Tyres 22% |
| 2018 | 3,228 | Tyres 21% |
| 2017 | 1,789 | Tyres 21% |
| 2016 | 2,177 | Suspension 24% |
| 2015 | 1,892 | Suspension 29% |
| 2014 | 1,857 | Suspension 38% |
| 2013 | 1,683 | Suspension 40% |