Safety Score
46
High Risk
Recalls
6
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (6)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-10 | 22V838000 |
SEAT BELTS | 16 | — | Details |
| 2018-01-09 | 18V013000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 93,209 | — | Details |
| 2018-01-09 | 18V012000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 64,179 | — | Details |
| 2018-01-09 | 18V014000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 72,150 | — | Details |
| 2012-12-26 | 12V602000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 633,842 | — | Details |
| 2012-03-13 | 12V099000 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 326,014 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | No local dealer to complete recall NHTSA Recall Number 20V002000. Vehicle is too old, too high miles to be trusted to t… |
| 2024-04-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag lights have been going on and off ever since I took it into to get my airbags recalled and Subaru will not take … |
| 2023-07-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | fuel tank leaking gasoline from tanks seams and hose nipple, second owned vehicle with same problem. now the vehicle ha… |
| 2023-01-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | * Fuel tank leak * Could have exploded or caught fire * Confirmed at independent service center * Inspected by inde… |
| 2022-11-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that he had initially received a recall notice for NHTSA Ca… |
| 2021-05-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | Sudden collapse of drivers seat bottom cushion. Now lower on one side. |
| 2021-03-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 70MPH, CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST ALL POWER. WAS ABLE TO LIMP OFF THE R… |
| 2021-02-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2009 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITH AIRBAG. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG IS ON REC… |
| 2021-01-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE LOVE IN TOWN AND HAVE BEEN REPLACING ROTORS AND PADS EVERY 6 MONTHS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2018 AND HAVE P… |
| 2021-01-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | YOU REALLY NEED TO REIGN IN THE NEW HEADLIGHTS AND HOW BRIGHT THEY ARE. THEY MIGHT BE OK IN FLAT PLACES, BUT I'M HILLY … |
| 2020-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TURBO FAILURE CAUSED BY DESIGN FLAWS IN LUBRICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM IDENTIFIED BY MULTIPLE TSB WVF-16, TSB#02-103-07, … |
| 2020-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENGINE TURNS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE MY CAR WAS IN MOTION. I STARTED MY CAR AND THEN IT SHUT OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES… |
| 2020-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2009 SUBARU FORESTER HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. IN THE PAST MONTH I'VE PUT $3,000 IN PARTS AND MAINTENANCE. RADI… |
| 2020-06-23 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE REAR WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED/SHATTERED. WHEN ENTERING THE CAR THE REAR WINDOW WAS IN ONE PIECE. I PUT THE CAR … |
| 2020-02-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SUBARU DEALER (MARK SHAW SUBARU 1650 W 104TH AVE, DENVER, CO 80234, PHONE (720) 724-9280) REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PASSEN… |
| 2019-11-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WEIRD THINGS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY CAR, I KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS USING THE SATELLITE RADIO PORT TO TAMPER WITH THE … |
| 2019-09-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUNCTION OF THE RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS IS INTERMITTENT. UPON START THESE DEVICES DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ELECTR… |
| 2019-06-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION… |
| 2019-05-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I KEEP GETTING A TIMING OVER-ADVANCED CODE WITH A BAD CAT CODE. |
| 2019-04-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE HAS THE CAR FOR 10 YEARS. CAR HAS 114K MILES AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. WE SPENT 5 K ON THE CAR FOR LEAKING GASKETS AN… |
| 2019-01-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FAIRLY RECENTLY I HAD MY RADIATOR REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. COUPLE WEEKS INTO MY NEW ONE, I WENT TO START MY CAR AND A PR… |
| 2018-12-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A 2 LANE SECONDARY ROAD WHEN AN APPROACHING VEHICLE'S DRIVER GOT MY ATTENTION AND SAID MY C… |
| 2018-12-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2009 SUBARU FORESTER THROUGH THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN WEST CHESTER, PA. I PAID $5,600 FOR THIS USED CAR, BE… |
| 2018-11-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT |
| 2018-11-20 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) THAT IS FAULTY AND UNNECESSARY. WHEN THE TIRES ARE AT THE COR… |
| 2018-11-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN OUR CAR NEEDS REPLACED AND IS COMPLETELY FAILING THAT WE CAN NO LONGER EVEN GO UP HILLS WELL… |
| 2018-10-23 | SEATS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT WITH MY SEAT. |
| 2018-09-26 | SEATS | No | 0 | POWER DRIVER SEAT BRACKET COLLAPSES DUE TO POOR DESIGN FLAW. |
| 2018-08-16 | ENGINE | No | 1 | OUR SON BOUGHT A 2009 SUBARU FORESTER ON 7/13/18 FROM THE DAN PERKINS SUBARU DEALERSHIP IN MILFORD, CT. HE WAS DRIVING… |
| 2018-08-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE AND VEHICHLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVING HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 3.5 HOURS. HAD JUST REFILLED WITH FUEL ABOUT 15 MINUTES … |
| 2018-05-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 3 INSTRUMENT LIGHTS TURN ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED: ABS, HILL ASSIST, VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL A… |
| 2018-03-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. THE VERY DAY THAT I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE THAT THIS REPAIR WAS 'URGENT' AND WITH AN EXPLICIT WARNI… |
| 2018-03-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL : I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, CALLED THE ONLY SUBARU DEALER IN THE AREA, AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE … |
| 2018-02-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE. WITHOUT THE DRIVER STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR REVVED AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ATTEMP… |
| 2018-02-14 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET ON DOOR SIDE HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM SEAT RESULTING IN A SEAT WHICH IS UNRESPONSIVE TO HEIGHT ADJ… |
| 2018-01-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ENGINE SQUEEKING, HOOD POPS UP, SKIPS GEARS, BRAKES SCHREETCH, ELECTRICAL LIGHTS ALL ON, WINDOW FELL DOWN, LEAKS HORRIB… |
| 2017-10-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL LOCAL DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEIR ONLY SUGGESTION IS TO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIT IN … |
| 2017-10-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THREE SEPARATE TIMES MY WIPER BLADES WOULD NOT WORK, WHICH IS DANGEROUS DURING A DOWNPOUR. I'VE BROUGHT THE 2009 FOREST… |
| 2017-10-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN… |
| 2017-09-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKETS FAIL AROUND 125,000 MILES. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN MY… |
| 2017-09-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL-NOTICE IN THE MAIL THAT MY VEHICLE IS IN THE LIST. LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO. |
| 2017-09-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | FILE DESCRIBES FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN 2017. CASE OPENED WITH SUBARU OF AMERICA. ALL UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. TWO CO… |
| 2017-08-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. |
| 2017-08-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND IMMEDIATELY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND ENGINE STOP… |
| 2017-06-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | RECALL FOR PUDDLE LIGHTS--SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IN 2017--I TOOK CAR TO RAPID CITY SD COURTESY SUBARU. I WAS TOLD TH… |
| 2017-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, SUCH AS SOME WARNING I… |
| 2017-05-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | I WAS GETTING IN INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT WHEN THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE SEAT COLLAPSED. I INSPECTED THE FRAME AND FOUN… |
| 2017-04-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE SUBARU DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 6 MONTH. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT WE'… |
| 2017-03-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL FROM SUBARU FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG BUT THE RECALL ACTION IS WHOLLY… |
| 2017-03-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:… |