2021 Subaru Outback 2.5L Petrol · YO71 AVG

The most recent MOT (26 August 2025) was passed, but it highlighted two safety‑critical items that are now at the end of their service life. Both front brake pads are recorded as “wearing thin” and the front tyres on both sides are described as “worn close to the legal limit / worn on edge”. These are the only defects recorded for the vehicle; the previous MOT (24 August 2024) showed no faults at all. The appearance of brake‑pad and tyre wear between the two MOTs suggests a deteriorating trend. In the 2024 test the car was clean, yet a year later the front braking system and tyres have reached the point where replacement is imminent. This pattern points to the front braking circuit and tyre wear as the primary areas of concern, rather than any hidden mechanical fault. At roughly 57 000 mi for a five‑year‑old Subaru Outback the mileage works out to about 11 400 mi per year, which is within the normal range for a family SUV. The figure does not, on its own, indicate excessive hard use, but it does mean that consumables such as pads, tyres, suspension bushes and drivetrain components have had a typical amount of wear. The recent brake‑pad and tyre warnings are therefore consistent with normal ageing rather than an extreme abuse history. For a prospective buyer the first things to check in person are: Visual inspection of the front brake pads and discs – confirm that the pads are indeed thin and assess disc condition.