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Subaru WRX build years & generations

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The Subaru WRX spans several build years and named generations (1992-2021). 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 1992-1999
Generation
GC/GF (1st gen)
Figures from
cars built before 2005
Counted together with GC/GF (1st gen) and GD/GG (2nd gen) cars built in the same years.
Built 2000-2004
Generation
GD/GG (2nd gen)
Figures from
cars built before 2005
Counted together with GC/GF (1st gen) and GD/GG (2nd gen) cars built in the same years.
Built 2005-2006
Generation
GD/GG (2nd gen)
Figures from
cars built 2005-2008
Counted together with GD/GG (2nd gen) and GE/GH (3rd gen) cars built in the same years.
Built 2007-2008
Generation
GE/GH (3rd gen)
Figures from
cars built 2005-2008
Counted together with GD/GG (2nd gen) and GE/GH (3rd gen) cars built in the same years.
Built 2009-2012
Generation
GE/GH (3rd gen)
Figures from
cars built 2009-2012
Counted with this generation only.
Built 2013
Generation
GE/GH (3rd gen)
Figures from
cars built 2013-2016
Counted together with GE/GH (3rd gen) and VA (4th gen) cars built in the same years.
Built 2014-2016
Generation
VA (4th gen)
Figures from
cars built 2013-2016
Counted together with GE/GH (3rd gen) and VA (4th gen) cars built in the same years.
Built 2017-2020
Generation
VA (4th gen)
Figures from
cars built 2017-2020
Counted with this generation only.
Built 2021
Generation
VA (4th gen)
Figures from
cars built 2021 onwards
Counted with every car built from 2021.

Build years	Generation	Figures from cars built	What to know
1992-1999	GC/GF (1st gen)	Before 2005	Counted together with GC/GF (1st gen) and GD/GG (2nd gen) cars built in the same years.
2000-2004	GD/GG (2nd gen)	Before 2005	Counted together with GC/GF (1st gen) and GD/GG (2nd gen) cars built in the same years.
2005-2006	GD/GG (2nd gen)	2005-2008	Counted together with GD/GG (2nd gen) and GE/GH (3rd gen) cars built in the same years.
2007-2008	GE/GH (3rd gen)	2005-2008	Counted together with GD/GG (2nd gen) and GE/GH (3rd gen) cars built in the same years.
2009-2012	GE/GH (3rd gen)	2009-2012	Counted with this generation only.
2013	GE/GH (3rd gen)	2013-2016	Counted together with GE/GH (3rd gen) and VA (4th gen) cars built in the same years.
2014-2016	VA (4th gen)	2013-2016	Counted together with GE/GH (3rd gen) and VA (4th gen) cars built in the same years.
2017-2020	VA (4th gen)	2017-2020	Counted with this generation only.
2021	VA (4th gen)	2021 onwards	Counted with every car built from 2021.

“Figures from cars built” is the group of build years behind each row'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.

“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 WRX 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.

Built

2017-2020

VA (4th gen) only

These build years are all VA (4th gen), so the figures are almost all from that generation.

Fail rate at 7 years old

8.3%

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

Ages with data

7 to 8 years old

MOT tests counted

401

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

7 years

2068.3%

8 years

1955.1%

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.

Built

2013-2016

A mix of GE/GH (3rd gen) and VA (4th gen)

These build years include both GE/GH (3rd gen) and VA (4th gen) cars, so the figures are less exact than for a single generation.

Fail rate at 11 years old (latest age)

9.2%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 4 (24.9%)

Ages with data

8 to 11 years old

MOT tests counted

1,044

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

1388.7%

9 years

3329.3%

10 years

3909.2%

11 years

1849.2%

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 9 years old.

Built

2009-2012

GE/GH (3rd gen) only

These build years are all GE/GH (3rd gen), so the figures are almost all from that generation.

Fail rate at 14 years old (latest age)

15.7%

UK average for cars this age: about 3 in 10 (28.9%)

Ages with data

13 to 14 years old

MOT tests counted

231

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

13 years

9122.0%

14 years

14015.7%

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 13 years old.