Subaru Forester problems by model year
NHTSA has 6,519 owner complaints on file across 29 model years of the Subaru Forester. The model year with the most complaints is 2019 (834).
Model years ranked by complaints
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 834 | 3 | 2019 Subaru Forester problems |
| 2015 | 615 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 603 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 592 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 498 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 415 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 403 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 262 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 219 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 210 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 189 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 178 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 147 | 16 | |
| 2001 | 139 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 131 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 105 | 15 | |
| 1998 | 101 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 100 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 98 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 93 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 88 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 88 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 78 | 12 | |
| 2000 | 75 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 74 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 74 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 50 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 29 | 4 |
Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA. Counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular models collect more of them. Data as of 2026-10-22.