2003 Subaru Impreza 2.0L Petrol · DV53 YEE

The vehicle maintains a roadworthy status, though the maintenance trend shows a slight shift toward minor mechanical neglect. The most recent test conducted in July 2025 at 117,339 miles resulted in a severely deteriorated offside front outer drive shaft joint constant velocity boot and a missing offside registration plate lamp. While these are minor defects rather than major structural failures, they indicate that pre-test inspections are becoming less thorough compared to the perfectly clean records seen in the preceding years. The mileage pattern is notably low for a 23-year-old vehicle, averaging approximately 5,100 miles per year. There is a significant gap in data between December 2020 and January 2022, where the car covered only 5,300 miles in fourteen months. Since then, the usage has remained consistent, with roughly 1,000 miles recorded between 2024 and 2025. This low annual mileage suggests light use but increases the risk of rubber degradation, seals drying, and seizing of brake components due to long periods of inactivity. A buyer must perform a physical inspection of the offside front CV boot to check for grease leakage and potential internal damage to the drive shaft. Given the age of the Subaru and the low mileage, the focus should shift to structural corrosion on the sills and suspension mounting points, which are common failure points for this era. The buyer should also inspect the brake system for seized calipers or surface rust, as low-mileage vehicles suffer from uneven pad wear and pitted discs.