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VO05 NLZ

2005 Subaru Legacy

Silver Petrol 3000cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires27 Sep 2026
Tests23 (19 pass, 4 fail)
Pass rate82.6%

Mileage

140,967 mi
Last recorded140,967 miles
Recorded on8 Sep 2025
Typical for 2005 Subaru Legacy87,707 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationVO05 NLZ
MakeSubaru
ModelLegacy
Year2005
ColourSilver
Fuel typePetrol
Engine3,000cc

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MOT History

19 pass 4 fail
Pass 8 Sep 2025 140,967 miles

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

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

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

Fail 8 Sep 2025 140,967 miles

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

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

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

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

Pass 27 Sep 2024 137,962 miles

Oil leak, but not excessive slight oil leak from transmission (8.4.1 (a) (i))

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

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both short pipes corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 15 Sep 2023 134,499 miles

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

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

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

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

Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear trailing arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both slightly perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 28 Sep 2022 129,701 miles

Exhaust clamp missing to rear section still secure

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

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

Pass 13 Jul 2021 125,272 miles

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

rear exhaust clamp missing but system secure

Fail 13 Jul 2021 125,271 miles

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

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

rear exhaust clamp missing but system secure

Pass 9 Jul 2020 121,961 miles

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

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread delaminated (0.1 (b))

Pass 29 Apr 2019 116,722 miles
Fail 29 Apr 2019 116,717 miles

Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))

Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

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

Windscreen wiper blade defective wipers smearing (3.4 (b) (i))

front exhaust heat shield not fully secure

Pass 11 May 2018 110,744 miles
Fail 11 May 2018 110,744 miles

Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

engine management light on

Pass 6 Mar 2017 96,042 miles

Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.A.1)

Pass 15 Mar 2016 89,814 miles

exhaust centre section corroded

Pass 27 Mar 2015 84,258 miles

all tyres wearing low

Pass 17 Jan 2015 83,714 miles

n/s+o/s rear tyres worn inner edge

Pass 8 Jan 2014 80,163 miles

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

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

Pass 11 Jan 2013 75,616 miles

slight delamination to rear number plate

slight screen damage to front screen outside swept areas

Pass 13 Jan 2012 70,727 miles
Pass 20 Dec 2010 65,190 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Pass 11 Jan 2010 60,691 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

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

Nearside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)

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

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)

Pass 8 Jan 2009 55,504 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

front tyres worn on edges

slight lip on inside edge of front brake discs

Pass 19 Jan 2008 48,583 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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VO05 NLZ is a 2005 Subaru Legacy in Silver with a 3,000cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 23 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 82.6%.

Across all 2005 Subaru Legacy models, the average MOT pass rate is 74.0% with a typical mileage of 87,707 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

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 VO05 NLZ, 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 21 years old, this Subaru Legacy is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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VO05 NLZ is a 2005 Subaru Legacy, first registered on 1 March 2005.

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