Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | In August of 2024, I got into my car in a parking lot and turned the key in the ignition. The car started revving reall… |
| 2025-09-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Premature shift fork failure in 2017 Subaru Crosstrek manual transmission at 62,521 miles requiring complete transmiss… |
| 2024-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | There is a battery draining problem. I have had to replace the battery 3 times in a two-year period. |
| 2024-01-19 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | On January 19, 2024 I was slowly pulling in to a parking spot at my doctors office. I did not pull up far enough, as th… |
| 2023-12-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Wheel bearing go out after 40K plus miles. After doing research on my own wheels bearings it appears that this is a ver… |
| 2023-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The car has 26,000 miles and the heat shield over the muffler has shifted and causing a grinding sound against the back… |
| 2023-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Greetings: As outlined in Service Bulletin 05-70-19, Rear Wheel Backing Plate Design change, I am having an almost ove… |
| 2023-05-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | Both of the front inner brake pads separated from the backing plate presenting a safety concern since the brake perform… |
| 2023-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated while pulling out of her driveway, the steering wheel beca… |
| 2023-01-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | - cam carrier leak, resulting in oil leaking from engine. oil is leaking onto catalytic converter sensor causing it to … |
| 2022-12-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 12042022 - not sure of cause, could be multiple as all systems just shut down for seconds, the car goes dead while driv… |
| 2022-07-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I drove my car to work one morning (7 min drive through a city; no highways) and there was no crack in the windshield. … |
| 2022-03-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Dome light goes has gone on automatically several times. Twice drained my battery. Never use dome light because I do … |
| 2022-02-21 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Out of no where the window chipped and then cracked later that day |
| 2022-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The key gets stuck in the ignition. We have to turn the ignition to ACC or start the car then switch it back to OFF mul… |
| 2022-01-20 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Windshield cracked out of nowhere resulting in an ~8" damage |
| 2021-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Key get stuck in ignition and cannot be pulled out after turned off. I've seen this not just happened to crosstrek but … |
| 2021-07-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Outer left rear brake pad broke away from the backing plate causing damage to the brake rotor. The pads were original e… |
| 2021-07-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | When I put the car in park the key would turn off the car but not come out of the ignition. The only way to get the key… |
| 2021-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My husband has trouble getting the key out when in park and turn off. Have to use the E-break every time we park becaus… |
| 2021-06-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | CV axles click when turning. CV axles could break at any given point. If not fixed you could lose control of your car … |
| 2021-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The car key get stuck in ignition and cannot be pulled out after turned off. It is very dangerous in that as workaround… |
| 2021-05-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | On Sunday, 5/9, my wife and I were traveling back from NY to Philadelphia when out of nowhere, my car stopped accelerat… |
| 2021-04-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Ignition/starting I have issues w starting car on more than one occasion and I have also had problems with removing t… |
| 2021-02-16 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD HAS HORIZONTAL CRACK MIDWAY DOWN WINDOW THAT EXTENDS ALMOST FROM LEFT TO RIGHT EDGE. CAR WAS PARKED IN PRIVA… |
| 2020-11-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW (CURRENTLY 55,000 MILES ON IT) THE AIR BAG RED MALFUNCTION LIGHT HAS INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WHEN … |
| 2020-10-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS OPERATING MY 2017 SUBARU CROSSTREK ON UNION ST IN BRAINTREE MA. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN.… |
| 2020-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CAN'T REMOVE IGNITION KEY. AFTER PARKING, I PLACE THE CAR IN PARK, AND TRY TO REMOVE THE KEY. IT GETS STUCK AND WON'T C… |
| 2020-09-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I FOUND OUR 2017 CROSSTREK SUBARU WITH AUTOSTART CAPABILITY IN OUR CLOSED GARAGE, LOCKED, RUNNING, WITH NO KEY IN THE I… |
| 2020-09-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | REOCCURRING PROBLEM OF SELECT LEVER (SHIFTER) MECHANISM NOT BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN … |
| 2020-08-31 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU CROSSTREK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BLIND SPOT DETECT… |
| 2020-08-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH AT TIMES DOES NOT FULLY RETURN TO THE REMOVE POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED. INVES… |
| 2020-08-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | RE: BATTERY NOT FULLY CHARGING IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT OUR BATTERY IS NOT FULLY CHARGING AGAIN (CERTIFI… |
| 2020-08-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 100 MINUTES TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON A 80 DEGREE AND SUNNY AFTERNOON. I PARKED MY CAR ON THE STREET… |
| 2020-08-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I COULD NOT REMOVE IT UNTIL I VIEWED A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT EXPLAINED HOW TO ST… |
| 2020-08-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I HAVE AN 'L' SHAPED CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 6"X6". THE WINDSHIELD SUSTAINED A SMALL CHIP FROM A … |
| 2020-06-30 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED DURING THE SUMMER FOR NO APPARENT REASON, NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF CHIP IN WINDSHIELD SURFACE. CRACK… |
| 2020-06-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOSES POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THROTTLE IS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE/NON-FUNCTIONAL. ENGINE REMAINS ON BUT WIL… |
| 2020-06-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | READ WINDSHIELD GLASS SPONTANEOUSLY BROKE WITH NO DAMAGE. HAD TO GET SERVICE TO REPAIR AND REPLACE. VEHICLE WAS STATI… |
| 2020-06-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED AN 8" CRACK AFTER A SMALL ROCK STRIKE WITHIN AN HOUR. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH ON THE HI… |
| 2020-06-10 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING DOWN I-35 AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED. IT SHATTERED INTO PIECES AND THERE… |
| 2020-05-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD CRACK. CRACK OCCURRED WHEN NOT IN MOTION. CAR WAS NOT NEAR ANYWHERE WITH ROCKS. ONLY DROVE CAR 30 MILES FROM… |
| 2020-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT COME OUT WHEN TURNED OFF. *TR |
| 2020-05-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN PUTTING MY 2017 SUBARU CROSSTREK INTO PARK THE KEY REMAINS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY TO REMOVE THE KEY I… |
| 2020-05-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON. MY CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR 3 WEEKS NOT BEING USED BECAUSE OF THE PANDE… |
| 2020-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON THREE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, THE BATTERY DIED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I CALLED SERVICE AND THE CAR WA… |
| 2020-05-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AFTER VEHICLE PARKED. KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED. SENSOR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE CAR IS IN PA… |
| 2020-04-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Upon accelerating, the engine seems to bog down and I lose speed. It has happened under many conditions—after turning … |
| 2020-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I PUT MY 2017 SUBARU CROSSTREK IN PARK, I CAN NOT TAKE MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THEY ARE LOCKED IN. I HAVE TO … |
| 2020-02-11 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I GOT IN MY 2017 CROSSTREK PREMIUM ON FEBRUARY 11, 2020 THAT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED A CRACK IN THE PASSE… |