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Subaru BRZ build years & generations

Coverage 2012-present2 named generationsCoupePETROL

The Subaru BRZ spans several build years and named generations (2012-present). Match a build year to its generation, then see how each group of build years does at its MOT.

Which year is which

Build years & generations, side by side

Find the build years you're looking at and see which generation they are. You'll also see which group of build years the MOT figures come from.

  • Built 2012

    Generation
    ZC6 (1st gen)
    Figures from
    cars built 2009-2012

    Counted with this generation only.

  • Built 2013-2016

    Generation
    ZC6 (1st gen)
    Figures from
    cars built 2013-2016

    Counted with this generation only.

  • Built 2017-2020

    Generation
    ZC6 (1st gen)
    Figures from
    cars built 2017-2020

    Counted with this generation only.

  • Built 2022+

    Generation
    ZD8 (2nd gen)
    Figures from
    cars built 2021 onwards

    Counted with every car built from 2021.

“Figures from” is the group of build years behind each card's MOT figures. Years where one generation gave way to the next can sit in a wider group until there's enough history to split them.

By build-year group

How each group of build years performs

Each card shows MOT results for one group of Subaru BRZ build years. “Age” means the car's age on the day of its MOT, not its build year. “25+” groups every test on cars aged 25 or older.

Subaru BRZ 2017-2020
Built

2017-2020

ZC6 (1st gen) only

These build years are all ZC6 (1st gen), so the figures are almost all from that generation.

Fail rate at 7 years old

11.5%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 6 (17.1%)

Ages with data

6 to 8 years old

MOT tests counted

334

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age
AgeFail rateMOT tests
6 years
10810.2%
7 years
11311.5%
8 years
1138.0%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 7 years old.

Subaru BRZ 2013-2016
Built

2013-2016

ZC6 (1st gen) only

These build years are all ZC6 (1st gen), so the figures are almost all from that generation.

Fail rate at 12 years old (latest age)

19.4%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 4 (25.9%)

Ages with data

8 to 12 years old

MOT tests counted

571

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age
AgeFail rateMOT tests
8 years
5619.6%
9 years
14615.8%
10 years
14214.1%
11 years
13417.2%
12 years
9319.4%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 8 years old.