2015 Subaru XV 2.0L Diesel · SC15 LFH

Most recent MOT (2025‑09‑16) The car passed its latest test at 73,275 mi, but the examiner noted a minor front‑exhaust leak and corrosion on both rear‑brake pipe fittings, each covered in grease or other material. These are advisory defects – they do not stop the car from being road‑legal, but they point to wear on the exhaust system and on the brake‑line hardware. Recurring mechanical pattern Three years of MOT data show a consistent set of wear items: Front suspension arm pins/bushes are flagged as worn in 2023 and again in 2024. The notes say the wear has not yet caused excessive movement, but the component is approaching the end of its service life. Rear brake pads were recorded as thin on both sides in the 2024 test. A steering‑rack free‑play comment appears in both 2023 entries, suggesting a slight play that has not worsened but has not been resolved. In 2023 the vehicle failed because an off‑side front shock absorber had a serious fluid leak – a defect that would normally require replacement. The later 2024 and 2025 passes imply the leak was remedied, but no record of the repair is provided. Trend assessment The pattern is largely stable: the same suspension bushings continue to be flagged, and the steering‑rack play remains “slight”. However, new corrosion on the rear brake pipe fittings has emerged in the most recent test, and the exhaust leak is a fresh advisory item.