Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2017 Subaru Forester.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I was driving around the city at about 25mph and the hood flew open, almost entirely blocking my view out the front of … |
| 2026-02-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | After traveling for unknown number of miles on repeated occasions, arriving at the destinations to the smell of burning… |
| 2026-02-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Intermittently, for the past few months, either when I wish to back up or go forward, a buzzer will sound, the anti-loc… |
| 2026-02-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | The driver’s seat in my 2017 Subaru Forester suddenly became loose and moves left to right while driving. The vehicle h… |
| 2026-02-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | No | 1 | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that upon opening the tailgate, the tailgate quickly fell u… |
| 2026-02-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | There is intermittent failure of the passenger air bag occupancy detection system (ODS). This shows up as aporadic disp… |
| 2025-12-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | There was a recall on this vehicle from 2022, and we did not own this vehicle at that time. Recall passenger side airba… |
| 2025-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Two incidents happened first battery died, we replaced the battery. Then Battery died again, we replaced the alternator… |
| 2025-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My 2017 Subaru Forrester has experienced a second failure of the front passenger Occupant Detection System (ODS) sensor… |
| 2025-11-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger airbag safety intermittently turns on stating that the passenger airbag is not able to deploy. If I turn the … |
| 2025-10-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Previous recall for passenger ODS. Having continued issues with passenger airbag ODS not recognizing someone sitting th… |
| 2025-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I had an Occupant Detection System replaced under recall in my 2017 Forester. Five years later it went bad. Obviously, … |
| 2025-10-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I just noticed today that the air bag warning light was illuminated. There was an adult in the passenger seat and the c… |
| 2025-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | In 2020 my ODS wireharness had been replaced. I'm now having the same issue in 2025 with the ODS system. I had the ODS … |
| 2025-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag light came on intermittently at first, then constantly in 2023. It was determined to be a defective ODS in the … |
| 2025-09-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | My [XXX] mother in law was told by Subaru White Plains NY her both her front control arms and both front sway bar link… |
| 2025-09-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS AIRBAG LIGHT continuously switches on in the car with a passenger present. The seat has been replaced, light is sti… |
| 2025-08-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | the car driven to work from 6:05 to 6:25am and parked in a parking lot. when my wife went out to eat lunch around noon,… |
| 2025-08-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | On 8/14/25, a diagnostic fee was charged by White Bear Lake Subaru in Vadnais Heights, MN for an issue that was later c… |
| 2025-08-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Lately, Airbag warning light comes on intermittently often. Sierra subaru would not fix without charging me for inspect… |
| 2025-08-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I’m facing a really big issue here. I’ve been experiencing all the textbook issues in my vehicle for both of the recall… |
| 2025-08-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The right passenger airbag sensor is malfunctioning. When a passenger rides in the front seat, the air bag turns off an… |
| 2025-07-20 | WHEELS | No | 0 | REAR WHELLS BEARINGS DAMAGED AT ABOUT 59 000 MILES DRIVEN ON FLAT SERFACES. CAR PARKED IN GARAGE. DEALER STATED THAT BE… |
| 2025-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger airbag sensor often, but not always, malfunctions in my 2017 Subaru Forrester. Often it says PASSENGER AI… |
| 2025-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I want to bring a widespread safety issue up that is not being resolved by the manufacturer. I have a 2017 Subaru Fores… |
| 2025-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that it was discovered that there was … |
| 2025-05-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The airbag warning light illuminates sometimes. I investigated the area under the passenger seat, related to the previ… |
| 2025-04-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2025-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | First was a control arm bushing and than a rear wheel hub assembly. At around 40000 miles. Both failures created unsafe… |
| 2025-03-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning … |
| 2025-02-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | On feb 28 2025 I bumped into car at stop light. Don’t know how it happened. 11 4th about 2 as I was stopped behind car … |
| 2025-02-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | While driving at 50 miles an hour or greater on the freeway the right front wheel began to shake violently and it felt … |
| 2025-02-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Hello. Please explain the difference between the Subaru Exhaust Pipe (Front) Warranty Extension, (WI22-013) and the Su… |
| 2025-01-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | After a recent regular tire rotation and balance, my vehicle steering felt shakier than normal. Had rotation and balan… |
| 2025-01-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | When closing the liftgate during the normal course of use, the liftgate support cylinder on the passengers (right) side… |
| 2025-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My 2017 Subaru Forester [Touring] (VIN: [VIN]) has a recurring front passenger airbag deactivation problem even when an… |
| 2025-01-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | A few years ago, our Subaru Forester had an open recall (WUM98-1) due to an issue with the passenger-side front airbag … |
| 2025-01-10 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | My 2017 Subaru Forester Touring (VIN: [XXX] , 118,200 mi) has a recurring EyeSight failure where the system becomes dis… |
| 2025-01-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The WUM-98 recall fix did not address the problem with the front passenger occupancy detection system. We, and many oth… |
| 2025-01-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering failed. On January 6th 2025, night time with cold weather conditions, leaving a parking lot the power st… |
| 2025-01-04 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle after the vehicle had been p… |
| 2024-12-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger seat sensor intermittently turns on and off as indicated by the warning light on the dashboard and the "p… |
| 2024-12-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The WUM-98 recall fix did not address the problem with the front passenger occupancy detection system. We, and many ot… |
| 2024-12-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My srs airbag system is off for the drivers. It went off for no reason. I went to Subaru but they said it would be $300… |
| 2024-12-02 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Wheel lug nuts are frozen and cannot be removed without breaking the stud in many cases. TSB 05-79-20 mentions that Sub… |
| 2024-11-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the passenger’s side air bag warning light was illumin… |
| 2024-11-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine wa… |
| 2024-11-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The control arms on my 2017 Subaru Forester started malfunctioning at a relatively low mileage (~48K miles) and need to… |
| 2024-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Key Removal system is more occasionally failing to lock the steering wheel in position. When that happens. With the ke… |
| 2024-09-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When I park my car, I have to press extremely hard on the brake pedal before I move the gear shift into park. If I do n… |