2007 Subaru Forester 2.5L Petrol · AF57 YEL

The Subaru Forester passed its most recent MOT on 10 March 2026 at 169,106 miles with no defects recorded, leaving it roadworthy as of that date. The maintenance trend appears stable in the final outcome, though the path to that pass was irregular. In the weeks before, the vehicle failed twice without recorded defects, on 26 February and 5 March 2026 at 168,979 and 168,994 miles, then failed again on 24 February 2025 at 162,438 miles. These repeated no-defect failures suggest administrative or presentation issues at test rather than escalating mechanical decay, since the subsequent passes carried clean sheets. At roughly 19 years old the recorded 169,106 miles equate to about 8,900 miles per year, which is typical for the age and points to steady rather than neglected use. The gap between the February 2025 pass at 162,446 miles and the February 2026 failure at 168,979 miles shows only 6,533 miles covered in twelve months, a slight drop from the annual norm but not enough to imply long standing or drivetrain stagnation. The sparse record, with no advisories or defects ever logged, gives little evidence of consumable neglect such as tyre or brake wear being flagged by testers. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of structural integrity and corrosion, particularly on sills, suspension mounting points, and subframes, since a clean MOT history on a 2007 vehicle does not rule out hidden rust. The boxer engine and symmetrical drivetrain warrant a check for oil leaks, gearbox condition, and differential noise unrecorded in the DVLA data. Given the twin failures preceding the March 2026 pass, confirm the tester's paperwork and verify no suppressed advisory exists on brakes, coil springs, or suspension bushes before purchase.