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Honda vs Subaru

Honda or Subaru — what we actually found

Side by side from 564 Hondas and 132 Subarus buyers asked us to inspect before purchase. The average car we check scores 61/100.

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Head to head
HondaSubaru
Cars inspected564132
Average condition56/10062/100
In good shape (60+/100)48%54%
Holds up to (avg dips below decent)~115k mi~120k mi
Repainted or replaced panel80%70%
Structural repair found8%4%
Fault codes recently cleared30%33%

Green = the better number of the pair. Condition reflects the mix of cars that came to us — age, price, model — so treat small gaps as a tie.

How they score
Honda
Excellent 18% Good 30% Mediocre 25% Poor 27%
Subaru
Excellent 27% Good 27% Mediocre 27% Poor 19%
How long do they stay good?
Good cars by mileage
▬ Honda▬ Subaru▬ all cars
0 25 50 75 100 Honda, 0–20k mi: 87% in good shape (15 cars)Honda, 20–40k mi: 85% in good shape (26 cars)Honda, 40–60k mi: 79% in good shape (52 cars)Honda, 60–80k mi: 71% in good shape (69 cars)Honda, 80–100k mi: 61% in good shape (75 cars)Honda, 100–120k mi: 46% in good shape (87 cars)Honda, 120–140k mi: 41% in good shape (75 cars)Honda, 140–160k mi: 21% in good shape (78 cars)Honda, 160–180k mi: 24% in good shape (34 cars)Honda, 180–200k mi: 11% in good shape (27 cars)Honda, 200–220k mi: 0% in good shape (8 cars) Subaru, 20–40k mi: 86% in good shape (14 cars)Subaru, 40–60k mi: 78% in good shape (18 cars)Subaru, 60–80k mi: 89% in good shape (18 cars)Subaru, 80–100k mi: 69% in good shape (16 cars)Subaru, 100–120k mi: 47% in good shape (15 cars)Subaru, 120–140k mi: 17% in good shape (18 cars)Subaru, 140–160k mi: 11% in good shape (19 cars)Subaru, 160–180k mi: 33% in good shape (6 cars) 40k 80k 120k 160k 200k mileage when we inspected it
Good cars by age
▬ Honda▬ Subaru▬ all cars
0 25 50 75 100 Honda, 1 years old: 86% in good shape (7 cars)Honda, 2 years old: 92% in good shape (12 cars)Honda, 3 years old: 92% in good shape (25 cars)Honda, 4 years old: 81% in good shape (26 cars)Honda, 5 years old: 75% in good shape (32 cars)Honda, 6 years old: 70% in good shape (43 cars)Honda, 7 years old: 62% in good shape (45 cars)Honda, 8 years old: 53% in good shape (32 cars)Honda, 9 years old: 50% in good shape (36 cars)Honda, 10 years old: 44% in good shape (54 cars)Honda, 11 years old: 57% in good shape (37 cars)Honda, 12 years old: 38% in good shape (37 cars)Honda, 13 years old: 30% in good shape (40 cars)Honda, 14 years old: 29% in good shape (24 cars)Honda, 15 years old: 14% in good shape (28 cars)Honda, 16 years old: 15% in good shape (26 cars) Subaru, 2 years old: 100% in good shape (6 cars)Subaru, 3 years old: 91% in good shape (11 cars)Subaru, 4 years old: 67% in good shape (6 cars)Subaru, 5 years old: 83% in good shape (6 cars)Subaru, 6 years old: 80% in good shape (10 cars)Subaru, 7 years old: 60% in good shape (10 cars)Subaru, 8 years old: 58% in good shape (19 cars)Subaru, 9 years old: 40% in good shape (10 cars)Subaru, 10 years old: 55% in good shape (11 cars)Subaru, 11 years old: 20% in good shape (5 cars)Subaru, 12 years old: 43% in good shape (7 cars)Subaru, 13 years old: 10% in good shape (10 cars)Subaru, 14 years old: 20% in good shape (5 cars)Subaru, 16 years old: 20% in good shape (5 cars) 2y 4y 6y 8y 10y 12y 14y 16y vehicle age when we inspected it

Share in good shape (scoring 60+/100) by mileage and by age when we inspected them (each dot ≥5 cars; rolled-back odometers excluded from the mileage curve). Dashed grey = all cars we check.

Most common faults
Honda
Fuel trim out of range · Engine
60%
Oil leaks · Engine
54%
Tires condition & wear · Brakes and tires
41%
Active error codes · Electronic equipment
32%
Cracked or torn suspension bushings · Suspension
28%
Subaru
Oil leaks · Engine
64%
Cracked or torn suspension bushings · Suspension
36%
Low coolant / cooling system issues · Engine
27%
Tires condition & wear · Brakes and tires
23%
Active error codes · Electronic equipment
19%
Trajectory by generation
Honda ▬ Consistent across generations 40% 60% 80% 2012–14: 60% in good shape (age-adjusted; 53 cars, raw 57%) 60 2015–17: 62% in good shape (age-adjusted; 113 cars, raw 59%) 62 2018–20: 56% in good shape (age-adjusted; 52 cars, raw 62%) 56 2009–11 2012–14 2015–17 2018–20 2021+
Subaru

Not enough Subarus at the 5–10 year checkpoint yet to draw a generation trend.

Share in good shape when inspected at the same age (5–10 years, age-adjusted), by model-year generation; dashed = all-brand average. All brands →

Whichever badge wins on paper, the car in front of you is its own story. Get it inspected before you pay.
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Based on 696 inspections · updated Oct 1, 2026