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Y597 YAM

2001 Subaru Forester

Gold Petrol 1994cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires17 Nov 2026
Tests25 (21 pass, 4 fail)
Pass rate84%

Mileage

150,427 mi
Last recorded150,427 miles
Recorded on25 Oct 2025
Typical for 2001 Subaru Forester96,565 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationY597 YAM
MakeSubaru
ModelForester
Year2001
ColourGold
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,994cc

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MOT History

21 pass 4 fail
Pass 25 Oct 2025 150,427 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

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

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

Offside Rear inner arch corroded

all brake pipes corroded

centre exhaust deteriorated and blow

Pass 11 Nov 2024 150,130 miles

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

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

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

Offside Rear inner arch corroded

all brake pipes corroded

Pass 8 Nov 2023 149,576 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases cat section (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Offside Rear inner arch corroded

all brake pipes greased

Pass 11 Nov 2022 149,110 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases cat section (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Offside Rear inner arch corroded

all brake pipes greased

Pass 29 Oct 2021 148,720 miles

all drop link bushes are starting to deteriorate

both rear trailing arm bushes deteriorating

slight corrosion on offside front brake pipe

slight corrosion on offside rear inner sill

Pass 14 Nov 2020 147,921 miles

Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded

both rear trailing arm bushes deteriorating

Pass 26 Oct 2019 147,046 miles

Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded

both rear trailing arm bushes slightly deteriorated

Pass 10 Nov 2018 146,517 miles

Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded

Pass 18 Oct 2017 145,548 miles

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

wear all drop link bushes

Pass 18 Nov 2016 144,527 miles

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

nearside front inner driveshaft gaiter badly cracked

wear all droplink bushes

Fail 18 Nov 2016 144,527 miles

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)

nearside front inner driveshaft gaiter badly cracked

wear all droplink bushes

Pass 2 Feb 2016 141,761 miles

corrosion offside front brake pipe

nearside rear brake shows signs of over heating

wear and slight pitting front discs

Fail 1 Feb 2016 141,757 miles

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)

Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)

corrosion offside front brake pipe

nearside rear brake shows signs of over heating

wear and slight pitting front discs

Pass 19 Jan 2015 137,194 miles

offside rear brake pad worn low

Fail 22 Jan 2014 132,068 miles

Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

rear exhaust box deteriorated

Pass 22 Jan 2014 132,068 miles

rear exhaust box deteriorated

Pass 24 Jan 2013 126,861 miles

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

rear exhaust box deteriorated

Pass 13 Jan 2012 121,853 miles

both rear drop links deteriorated

rear exhaust box deteriorated

Fail 13 Jan 2012 121,853 miles

Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

both rear drop links deteriorated

rear exhaust box deteriorated

Pass 17 Jan 2011 115,529 miles

deterioration on all drop links

rear exhaust box deteriorated

Pass 27 Jan 2010 109,467 miles

corrosion on both rear brake discs

deterioration on exhaust rear box

Pass 15 Jan 2009 101,878 miles

nearside front tyre near limit on inner edge

nearside rear tyre worn on edges

offside front tyre worn on inner edge

slight deterioration on rear exhaust

wear on nearside front anti-roll bar drop link

Pass 29 Jan 2008 94,945 miles
Pass 2 Feb 2007 90,737 miles
Pass 1 Feb 2006 85,570 miles

How Reliable is the Subaru Forester?

Based on 456,470 MOT tests across 33,044 vehicles.

76.1%
Pass Rate
6,679
Miles/Year
29
Year Lifespan
33,044
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 8,106
Registration plate lamp not working 6,977
position lamp(s) not working 6,967
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 5,820
Brake pipe excessively corroded 5,429
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Y597 YAM is a 2001 Subaru Forester in Gold with a 1,994cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 25 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 84%.

Across all 2001 Subaru Forester models, the average MOT pass rate is 72.5% with a typical mileage of 96,565 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Subaru Forester fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 8,106 recorded failures. If you're considering buying Y597 YAM, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Subaru Forester typically stays on UK roads for around 29 years. At 25 years old, this Subaru Forester is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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Y597 YAM is a 2001 Subaru Forester, first registered on 22 March 2001.

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