MOT Check for SUBARU FORESTERs

The SUBARU FORESTER makes up 349,712 of the overall 1,582,632 SUBARU MOT test results. Select your FORESTER model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:26 times
Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:26 times
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:514 times
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:27 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:22 times
Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) Occurs:27 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:317 times
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour  Occurs:25 times
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Occurs:86 times
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working  Occurs:359 times
Nearside Rear Brake pipe likely to become detached or damaged (1.1.11 (d) (ii)) Occurs:22 times
Power steering pump drive system defective  Occurs:63 times
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort Occurs:223 times
Braking system leaking  Occurs:23 times
Offside Front Direction indicator not working  Occurs:22 times
Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:28 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Occurs:27 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:50 times
Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:130 times
Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:22 times
Offside Front All position lamps not working  Occurs:96 times
Offside Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:130 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:190 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:20 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:63 times
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