2015 Subaru BRZ 2.0L Petrol · GT02 DAV

The most recent MOT (13 June 2025) was a clean pass at 52,889 mi with no recorded defects, so on paper the car is road‑legal today. However, the 2024 MOT cycle tells you where the main risk areas have been. That year the vehicle failed because the nearside front steering‑linkage ball‑joint dust cover was insecure, allowing dirt ingress, and the nearside front brake disc was noted as worn, pitted or scored (though not yet seriously weakened). The same date also shows a “passed” entry, which likely reflects remedial work after the failure. The only other recorded wear items are the rear tyres in 2022, both flagged as close to the legal limit. No further tyre or brake warnings appear in the 2023 or 2025 tests, suggesting those items were either replaced or have not yet reached the inspection threshold again. Overall the pattern is modest: a single steering‑linkage dust‑cover issue and a front brake‑disc wear notice, both of which are typical wear items on a car of this age. The trend does not appear to be rapidly deteriorating – the 2023 MOT was clean, and the 2025 MOT shows no repeat failures. Nevertheless, the fact that the steering dust cover was insecure in 2024 hints that the ball‑joint itself may be approaching the end of its service life, and the brake disc wear could re‑appear as a service item soon. Mileage is low for a 2015 model – roughly 4,800 mi per year – which usually points to light use.