Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2010 Subaru Forester.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | The 2010 Subaru Forester when the Subaru was in reverse while being parked it accelerated (lunged) forward at a high s… |
| 2025-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine in my 2010 Subaru Forester (VIN: [XXX] ) suffered a sudden and complete mechanical failure on November 15, 2… |
| 2024-12-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | Had a collision with another vehicle and my airbags never deployed. The other vehicles airbags did deploy. |
| 2024-02-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Subaru of America refuses to authorize dealer Beyer Subaru of Alexandria Virginia to do the stipulated safety repair |
| 2023-10-21 | SEATS | No | 0 | The bracket on the front right side of the drivers seat (if you're looking at the seat from the sunroof) that connects … |
| 2023-08-23 | SEATS | No | 0 | Left front of drivers seat collapsed while driving 60mph on freeway. This caused a surprise that could have resulted in… |
| 2023-05-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | On 5/24/2023 while driving with a front passenger, the passenger seat belt warning light, chime and airbag warning came… |
| 2023-04-26 | SEATS | No | 0 | My 2010 Subaru Forester's driver seat does not raise up on with the power buttons. I can hear the motor but the front … |
| 2023-01-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while reversing out of a garage parking space, the veh… |
| 2022-06-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | Power adjustment of Driver's seat front left corner does not raise in synch with right side. This causes the seat to be… |
| 2022-03-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | The weld on the left side of the seat broken causing the seat cushion to be loose. After quick internet searching, this… |
| 2022-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In brief: I purchased a used 2010 Subaru Forester in Nov. 2022. Because the vehicle gave me many problems, I decided to… |
| 2021-12-29 | SEATS | No | 0 | The left side of drivers seat collapsed. Upon inspection, the metal tab that was spot welded to the seat frame failed. … |
| 2021-12-10 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The Subaru Bracket for the Sun Visor and the Rod on the Sun visor itself are made very poorly and will break very often… |
| 2021-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving, the check engine warning light had illu… |
| 2021-10-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I bought a 2010 Subaru Forester vehicle on 05/22/2021 from AutoFair Subaru dealer at 503 Broadway, Haverhill, MA 01832.… |
| 2021-10-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that as she attempted to park her vehicle, the vehicle inde… |
| 2021-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | At 90,000 miles the head gaskets need replacing (a $2600 repair) on a 2010 car that has been taken care of, all oil cha… |
| 2021-08-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel pump failed (connection wiring harness burned up) inside the fuel tank. If this had happened a little later, we … |
| 2021-08-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Head gasket suddenly failed on the highway. This is a known problem Subaru has yet to address and has been present on a… |
| 2021-04-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased this 2010 Subaru Forester from a private party in 2/2021. It had about 98500 miles, ran smoothly, had servi… |
| 2021-01-30 | SEATS | No | 0 | FRONT LEFT DRIVER SEAT BRACKET COLLAPSED. SEAT HEIGHT IS UNABLE TO BE ADJUSTED, REQUIRING THE FRONT OF THE DRIVER SEAT … |
| 2020-11-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | MY 2010 SUBARU FORESTER SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE FOR THE 3RD TIME. THIS LAST TIME IT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE DAMAGIN… |
| 2020-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKES FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING BECAUSE SUBARU DID NOT PROPERLY ADDRESS RECALL WQK47 ON MY CAR IN 2018 EVEN THOUGH… |
| 2020-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BOTH HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING. 110,000 MILES DRIVER ELECTRIC SEAT NO LONGER GOES UP/DOWN IN HEIGHT |
| 2020-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN CAR IS IDLING MULTIPLE LIGHTS COME ON- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL , CRUISE CONTROL (BLINK) , AWD AND AT … |
| 2020-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the rear brakes were replaced by an independent mechan… |
| 2020-06-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MARCH OF 2019 A RECALL WAS PERFORMED FOR RUSTED BRAKE LINES...THIS YEAR THE BRAKES LINES SUDDENLY FAILED...APPARENTLY I… |
| 2020-06-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT WELD BROKEN FROM THE FRAME. LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE SEAT RESULTING IN LITTLE SUPPORT. KNOWN PROBLEM WHY H… |
| 2020-02-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | AT HIGHWAY SPEED ABOVE 60 MPH SUDDENLY SEVERAL DASH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. TRACTION CONTROL, CRUISE, TRANSMISSION O… |
| 2020-02-04 | SEATS | No | 0 | WELD BROKE ON POWER SEAT; LEFT SIDE. AUDIBLE POP WAS HEARD WHEN IN MOTION, AFTER HAVING BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPACE AN… |
| 2020-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN 14V830000 AND 14V311000: SUBARU OF AMERICA RECALL(S) WERE COMPLETED IN 2014. HOWEVER, ON JANUARY 5 2020,… |
| 2020-01-02 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT FRONT RIGHT SIDE COLLAPSED. IT'S COMPLETELY UNSUPPORTED. WELDS APPEAR TO BE BROKEN. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I… |
| 2019-11-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE INTO A SUBARU DEALERSHIP FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL. APPARENTLY THEY DIDN'T DO IT OR FAILED TO REGIST… |
| 2019-09-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | GALLATIN SUBARU IN BOZEMAN MONTANA REFUSES TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR ON THE AIR BAG BECAUSE I HAD A MOUSE TRAP IN MY VEHI… |
| 2019-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 SUBARU FORESTER. AFTER REVERSING FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIV… |
| 2019-08-19 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT FRONT LEFT CORNER BRACKET APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN. WHEN POWER SEAT IS MOVERS TO FRONT OF SEAT RAISED, THE … |
| 2019-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HESITATES WHEN DRIVING OFF OR SLOWING DOWN ,GOES DEAD WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC.SOMETIMES THE ENGINE JERKS AND SHAKES. … |
| 2019-08-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 2019 I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM AN AUTO DEALERSHIP CALLED MOTOR CAR CONCEPT IN COLONIAL DRIVE IN ORLANDO, FL.… |
| 2019-07-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY CAR ISN'T EVEN FULLY PAID OFF AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WENT! I BOUGHT A SUBARU BECAUSE THEY'RE SUPPOSED… |
| 2019-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM LOCKS ITSELF IMMEDIATELY AFTER I UNLOCK THE DOOR. I CAN'T GET MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR TO STAY UNLO… |
| 2019-04-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, CRUISE LIGHT & TRACTION LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. DEALER SAID CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD … |
| 2019-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LEAKY HEADGASKETS... |
| 2019-03-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. TODAY IS 23 MARCH 2019. THE FIRST DATE FOR A SERVICE APPOIONTMENT FOR A TAKATA BAG RECALL IS IN OCTOBER … |
| 2019-02-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - SUBARU USA IS NOT ABLE/WILLING TO RESPOND IN A TIMELY FASHION TO AIRBAG RECALL. 3 DEALERS CALLED ALL H… |
| 2019-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL SUBARU HAS SAID IT WILL BE AT LEAST 3 MONTHS BEFORE THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS TO REPLACE MY AIRBAG, AND I… |
| 2019-02-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO I HAD THE LEFT SIDE OF MY DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSE FROM BAD WELDS. NOW THIS FEBRUARY 2019 THE RIGHT SID… |
| 2019-01-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LEFT SIDE HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. SUBARU FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABO… |
| 2019-01-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:… |
| 2018-12-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON ROUTINE OIL VISIT CHANGE, DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING SLIGHTLY BUT DIDN'T NEED IMMEDIATE RE… |