Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Subaru Forester.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the brake pedal was inoperati… |
| 2024-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I checked my oil level, fluids, and tire pressure before a drive on the highway. Driving on [XXX] South, faint tickin… |
| 2024-01-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | my vehicle has 52460 miles and was in southern oregon subaru for an oil change, when i was informed the engine was leak… |
| 2023-11-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My 2012 Subaru Forester suddenly accelerated as I was making a right hand turn from a parking lot onto a major street.… |
| 2023-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | After purchasing the vehicle on July 25, 2023 at approximately 99,800 miles, I began driving across the country from PA… |
| 2022-11-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Both rear gate hydraulic arms failed at the same time. On or about 11/27/22, while retrieving items from the cargo co… |
| 2022-09-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle will just stall. It has happened three times; usually at a stop sign or slowing down to turn. I have had … |
| 2022-08-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 2012 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO STUD FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE 3 OF THE 5 WHEEL STUDS EXPER… |
| 2022-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My 2012 Subaru forester had a recall on my passenger air bag that I had completed February 2019. It is now July 2022 an… |
| 2022-02-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased my Subaru Forester new in 2012. After a few thousand miles it was brought to my attention by the service t… |
| 2021-11-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car suffered a catastrophic oil event without an indicator light or any other warning requiring a new engine. The ca… |
| 2021-07-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at a low rate of speed through a parking… |
| 2021-06-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 1st noticed a couple of years ago sounded like valve tapping engine noise. Took to auto shop and they stated car had vi… |
| 2021-05-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEEPS SMELLING LIKE GAS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CRUISE LIGHT BLINKS, AND TRACKTION CONTROL LIGHTIS BLINKING. SAYS… |
| 2020-12-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2012 SUBARU DASH LIGHT ALL COME ON AND THEN THE CAR STARTS TO STALL OUT. DEALER CAN NOT FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. THE HAPPE… |
| 2020-11-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SUBARU HAS BEEN AWARE OF AN OIL CONSUMPTION DEFECT WITH THE PISTON RINGS IN THIS MODEL CAR AND NEVER NOTIFIED OWNERS TH… |
| 2020-10-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | 2012 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WHEEL ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES DO NOT HOLD PRES… |
| 2020-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 102K MILES, ENGINE DEVELOPED LOUD TAPPING SOUND. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS USED A QUART OF OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 1000 MIL… |
| 2020-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2012 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER BECAME AWARE OF OIL CONSUMPTION ON THE V… |
| 2020-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY FRONT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A SPONTANEOUS CRACK. IN APRIL 2020, THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT, AND IN THE MORN… |
| 2020-01-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. HAVE TO ADD MORE THAN A 1 QUART BETWEEN OIL CHANGES(EVERY 3K MILES). |
| 2019-11-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A STUCK BRAKE CALIPER PISTON EXTENDED FAR ENOUGH TO RELEASE BRAKE FLUID RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES.IT FAILED … |
| 2019-09-05 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE SUN VISOR MOUNT IS OF LOW QUALITY AND FAILURE ALLOWED THE VISOR TO FALL IN MY LAP WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A COUNTY … |
| 2019-05-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2012 SUBARU FORESTER WITH 106,000 MILES BURNS ALL OF THE ENGINE OIL DRY. I HAVE READ THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY PISTON RINGS… |
| 2019-04-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL AT APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MPH I WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKES WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR A… |
| 2019-04-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car suffered a catastrophic oil event without an indicator light or any other warning that is nesitating a new engin… |
| 2019-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICAL 3-4 MONTHS AGO W/ 86K MILES. OIL LEAKS IN HEAD GASKET ( QUART EVERY 6 WEEKS..RESEARCHED THIS AND TURN… |
| 2019-03-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V008000 (A… |
| 2019-03-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. OUR SUBARU DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THEY CANNOT GET US IN TO FIX OUR AIRBAG FOR AT LEAST A MONTH IF NOT M… |
| 2019-03-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR UNTIL JUNE. CANNOT DRIVE WITH SOMEONE IN FRONT SEAT UNTIL THEN. THIS IS NO… |
| 2019-03-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH ENTERING A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELE… |
| 2019-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO COMPLETE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL SERVICE IN A TIMELY MANNER. I CALLED HEUBE… |
| 2019-02-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OCCURRENCE OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WAS EASING INTO A … |
| 2019-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE. MAY TAKE UP TO 10 FIRM PUSHES OF RELEASE BUTTON BEFORE BUCKLE RELEASES. EN… |
| 2019-01-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:… |
| 2018-12-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON 12/31/18, WHEN DRIVING HOME AT 11P.M.,AND AN HOUR FROM MY HOME, MY "OIL LIGHT" CAME ON. I STOPPED AT A SERVICE STAT… |
| 2018-12-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC OIL EVENT WITHOUT AN INDICATOR LIGHT OR ANY OTHER WARNING THAT IS NESITATING A NEW ENGIN… |
| 2018-08-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE SEIZED DURING STRAIGHT ROAD, UPHILL ASCENT. OIL LIGHT BLINKED TWICE QUICKLY THEN WENT SOLID AND THEN IMMEDIATELY… |
| 2018-07-30 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AND THE REAR WIND… |
| 2018-07-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE BACKING UP IN REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. OPERATOR HAD FOOT ON BRAKE BUT VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO BR… |
| 2018-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY SUN VISERS FALL OFF. THEY FALL OFF AND LAND IN MY LAP. THEY AT TIMES CATCH THE STEERING WHEEL. THEY HAVE DONE THIS S… |
| 2018-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 69 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, FLA… |
| 2018-03-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE POWERED OFF AND… |
| 2018-01-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2017-10-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL. I WAS TURNING LEFT WHEN I WAS STRUCK BY A CAR GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ACCORDING TO POLICE THE I… |
| 2017-08-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL RECOGNITION |
| 2017-08-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SINCE MARCH, 2017 MY FORESTER BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE CAR AND PRESSED THE CLUTCH IN TO R… |
| 2017-04-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I AM WRITING TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS, REGARD… |
| 2017-03-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" RECEIVED LETTER FROM SUBARA OF AMERICA, INC. 3/24/17 IN REFERENCE TO RECALL. INSTRUCTED TO TAKE VEHIC… |
| 2017-03-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:… |