Clean air zones
Which Subaru models meet the ULEZ standard?
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 231,521 MOT tests · Updated
At least 48.5% of 231,521 Subaru MOT tests in 2022–2025 were on cars that meet the ULEZ standard by first-use date alone [1].
- 9 Subaru models with at least 1,000 MOT tests each; the most tested is the Subaru Impreza (71,353 MOT tests)
- Range: from at least 30.1% (Subaru Impreza) to at least 100.0% (Subaru WRX) of tests on cars that meet it by date
- Diesel: 17.0% of Subaru MOT tests; a diesel generally meets Euro 6 only if first used from September 2015 [2]
- Per car: the Euro standard on the V5C decides, whatever the model
The fuel, the first-use date and the Euro standard on the V5C decide it for each car. Check the reg first.
Every Subaru model page
Most tested first. The share counts MOT tests on cars first used late enough to meet the standard by date alone (petrol from 2006, diesel and hybrids from 2016, electric always), so it is a lower bound: many older Subaru cars meet it too.
| Model | MOT tests | Main fuel | Meet it by date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subaru Impreza ULEZ | 71,353 | Petrol (100.0%) | at least 30.1% |
| Subaru Forester ULEZ | 66,476 | Petrol (65.8%) | at least 46.3% |
| Subaru Outback ULEZ | 30,328 | Petrol (65.0%) | at least 55.7% |
| Subaru XV ULEZ | 25,450 | Petrol (64.7%) | at least 76.8% |
| Subaru Legacy ULEZ | 21,760 | Petrol (85.0%) | at least 37.4% |
| Subaru WRX ULEZ | 7,049 | Petrol (100.0%) | at least 100.0% |
| Subaru BRZ ULEZ | 3,549 | Petrol (100.0%) | at least 100.0% |
| Subaru Levorg ULEZ | 2,826 | Petrol (100.0%) | at least 100.0% |
| Subaru Justy ULEZ | 2,229 | Petrol (100.0%) | at least 88.3% |
Compliance is decided for each car, not for a model. A zone checks the Euro emissions standard the car was built to, which is on the V5C log book or the maker’s certificate of conformity. Check one car with our ULEZ checker or TfL’s vehicle checker.
Check one car against the clean air zones
These figures are for a model or a zone as a whole. The ULEZ checker estimates one car's status from its fuel, first registration date and VCA emissions data; the zone operator's own checker has the final word. A registration also shows the car's DVSA MOT record.
- Check a Subaru's MOT history Every MOT test, fail item, advisory and mileage reading DVSA holds for that registration.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 231,521 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- Transport for London, ULEZ standards and charges for cars. TfL (text used as facts; see TfL terms). Accessed 22 Sep 2026.
Zone rules are read from the operators’ own pages and GOV.UK, quote-checked against a saved copy, and dated. The Euro standard by first-use date is a guide for a group of cars; a zone decides for each car. MOT figures count class 4 normal MOT tests; vans in class 4 cannot be separated from cars in the national figures.