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BG57 FDO

2007 Subaru Legacy

Blue Petrol 2457cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires16 Oct 2026
Tests24 (15 pass, 9 fail)
Pass rate62.5%

Mileage

167,265 mi
Last recorded167,265 miles
Recorded on17 Oct 2025
Typical for 2007 Subaru Legacy87,409 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationBG57 FDO
MakeSubaru
ModelLegacy
Year2007
ColourBlue
Fuel typePetrol
Engine2,457cc

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MOT History

15 pass 9 fail
Pass 17 Oct 2025 167,265 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

general underbody corrosion

Fail 10 Oct 2025 167,247 miles

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

general underbody corrosion

Pass 4 Oct 2024 160,366 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge outer edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

both rear tyres starting to feather on inner edges

general underbody corrosion to rear of vehicle

Fail 4 Oct 2024 160,366 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge outer edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

both rear tyres starting to feather on inner edges

general underbody corrosion to rear of vehicle

headlamp images poor

Pass 3 Oct 2023 150,474 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play and offside front (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened and offside front (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement and offside rear upper outers (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened and nearside front surfaces partly corroded/scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear brake slight binding

Fail 26 Sep 2023 150,470 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative levelling device bracket broken and rod ball joints seized (4.1.5 (a))

Nearside Rear Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak and offside rear corroded large holes (8.2.1.1 (b))

Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases and offside rear (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d))

Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play and offside front (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened and offside front (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement and offside rear upper outers (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened and nearside front surfaces partly corroded/scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear brake slight binding

Rear handbrake only just passed required braking effort of 16%

Pass 4 Oct 2022 140,192 miles

Central Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Passenger seat(s) missing at time of test ()

Rear Standard fitment seat belt missing ()

Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Fail 4 Oct 2022 140,188 miles

Central Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Central Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Power steering fluid level below minimum (2.1.5 (b) (i))

Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Pass 5 Oct 2021 130,688 miles

Central Front Lower Oil leak, but not excessive slight oil leak from sump area (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front mirror head slightly lose on mounting

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear pipes from junction to flexi hoses, borderline excessive (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 8 Oct 2020 122,602 miles

Offside exterior mirrorhead slightly loose on mounting

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear pipes (from junction to flexi hoses) borderline excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 8 Oct 2020 122,602 miles

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement arm and offside front bushes split/deteriorated borderline excessive (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside exterior mirrorhead slightly loose on mounting

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear pipes (from junction to flexi hoses) borderline excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 11 Sep 2019 110,730 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Heavy surface corrosion to rear chassis, and floor pans

Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front shock absorber badly corroded behind boot

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened heavy corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))

rear shock absorbers have a reduced damping effect and should be replaced

Fail 9 Sep 2019 110,726 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Y piece (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick worn to metal (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Offside Rear Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Heavy surface corrosion to rear chassis, and floor pans

Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner surface heavily scored by defective brake pad (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front shock absorber badly corroded behind boot

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened heavy corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))

rear shock absorbers have a reduced damping effect and should be replaced

undertray cracked and broken but still secured

Pass 9 Oct 2018 101,147 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

rear suspension corroded

under-body corroded

Fail 2 Oct 2018 101,147 miles

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

rear suspension corroded

under-body corroded

Pass 19 Apr 2017 91,883 miles
Pass 20 Apr 2016 82,414 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

slight play in nearside and offside rear anti-roll bar bushes

Fail 23 Apr 2015 73,737 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

rear anti-roll bar - slight play in nearside droplink

Pass 23 Apr 2015 73,737 miles

rear anti-roll bar - slight play in nearside droplink

Pass 23 Apr 2014 64,875 miles

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

both rear tyres worn slightly on outer edges

Fail 17 Apr 2014 64,875 miles

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

both rear tyres worn slightly on outer edges

Pass 20 Mar 2013 51,280 miles
Pass 26 Mar 2012 37,706 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 7 Apr 2011 25,995 miles

How Reliable is the Subaru Legacy?

Based on 349,986 MOT tests across 31,204 vehicles.

72.5%
Pass Rate
6,548
Miles/Year
35
Year Lifespan
31,204
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 11,876
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 7,089
Brake pipe excessively corroded 6,828
Registration plate lamp not working 6,731
position lamp(s) not working 6,685
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BG57 FDO is a 2007 Subaru Legacy in Blue with a 2,457cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 24 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 62.5%.

Across all 2007 Subaru Legacy models, the average MOT pass rate is 75.2% with a typical mileage of 87,409 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Subaru Legacy fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 11,876 recorded failures. If you're considering buying BG57 FDO, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Subaru Legacy typically stays on UK roads for around 35 years. At 19 years old, this Subaru Legacy is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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BG57 FDO is a 2007 Subaru Legacy, first registered on 16 November 2007.

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