Subaru recalls, problems & repair manuals

Pick your Subaru for the deets: 27 models, 26,594 owner complaints to NHTSA. The most-complained-about are Outback, Forester, Legacy (they also sell in big numbers).

Current & recent models

Outback1995–2026 · 9,759 complaints · 194 recalls

Forester1998–2026 · 6,502 complaints · 115 recalls

Legacy1990–2025 · 3,182 complaints · 211 recalls

Impreza1990–2026 · 2,651 complaints · 146 recalls

Crosstrek2012–2026 · 1,188 complaints · 20 recalls

Ascent2019–2026 · 1,034 complaints · 25 recalls

Wrx2002–2025 · 975 complaints · 104 recalls

Brz2013–2024 · 101 complaints · 6 recalls

Solterra2023–2026 · 77 complaints · 9 recalls

Uncharted2026–2026 · 40 complaints · 0 recalls

Trailseeker2026–2026 · 29 complaints · 0 recalls

Crosstrek Hybrid2019–2026 · 1 complaints · 6 recalls

Forester Hybrid2025–2026 · 0 complaints · 4 recalls

Older models

B9 Tribeca2006–2012 · 145 complaints · 7 recalls

Baja2003–2006 · 117 complaints · 38 recalls

Impreza Sti2008–2009 · 36 complaints · 0 recalls

Impreza Wrx2009–2015 · 8 complaints · 0 recalls

Justy1990–1995 · 34 complaints · 2 recalls

Loyale1990–1994 · 63 complaints · 8 recalls

Outback Sport2006–2009 · 14 complaints · 0 recalls

Svx1990–1997 · 291 complaints · 0 recalls

Tribeca2006–2014 · 41 complaints · 62 recalls

Wagon1991–2003 · 8 complaints · 0 recalls

Wrx Sti2008–2019 · 19 complaints · 14 recalls

Xt1990–1991 · 1 complaints · 2 recalls

Xv Crosstrek2013–2017 · 264 complaints · 3 recalls

Xv Crosstrek Hybrid2014–2015 · 14 complaints · 0 recalls