Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2019 Subaru Forester.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | We have replaced the battery twice and likely will need a third battery soon. I have learned that there is a known issu… |
| 2026-03-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | Dear National Transportation Safety Board, I would like to bring a situation that happened to me while driving my 2019… |
| 2026-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:THERMAL MANAGEMENT:SENSOR/THERMOSTAT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle sta… |
| 2026-01-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The Thermal Control Valve on my Subaru Forester failed while I was driving recently. The failure caused the car to stop… |
| 2026-01-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine lost power and was misfiring while many warning symbols appeared on the dash. There was a divider separating the… |
| 2025-12-11 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I had a tire rotation at my Subaru dealer in 12/2024. Two weeks later I had a flat and could not break two lug nuts. … |
| 2025-12-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | The contact owned a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving and merging onto the highway in the rai… |
| 2025-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Subaru Forester 2019 January - February of 2025: issue initially presented as the hatch beeping, indicating that it was… |
| 2025-11-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have reported this before but it never went anywhere. When at a red light or in a traffic slowdown, the car will acti… |
| 2025-11-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The electrical system fails, and the battery is not charging sufficiently. When the auto start/stop engages, the car do… |
| 2025-10-05 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | While I was driving on a major road, the car appeared to sense an issue and automatically started to brake. While I wa… |
| 2025-10-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The auto stop/start feature occasionally causes the entire vehicle to totally shut off. This happened 3 times 2 years a… |
| 2025-09-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 50k Mileage Mark: When the vehicle turned off at the stop light to save gas, the car stalled. I had to frequently put t… |
| 2025-09-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car has died 10+ times in the last 2 weeks. Will not hold a charge and it’s getting to the point that my car is dying i… |
| 2025-09-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | - *Incident 1 (2023):* While driving, my vehicle suddenly stopped while in drive gear, accompanied by a high-pitched al… |
| 2025-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | About a month ago while approaching a stop light turning green at a busy intersection, I was slowing into the left turn… |
| 2025-07-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My Subaru smelled like gas and caught on fire while I was driving to work less than 72 hours after it left the service … |
| 2025-07-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | When stearing car it is hard to steal stering will not come back after rounding corners it's almost like there is no po… |
| 2025-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | The contact owned a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving on a main road at 30 MPH upon approachi… |
| 2025-07-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Cracked windshield - Subaru windshields are weak and crack easily. I've been driving 45 years, never had a cracked win… |
| 2025-06-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CVT Transmission failed and not repairable. 6 months out of warranty but under mileage for warranty at 37,000 miles. F… |
| 2025-06-11 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | While at a Stop as the engine turns off and awaits decompression of brake to turn on again vehicle moves forward bit, t… |
| 2025-06-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Subaru Transmission is wonky! Makes noise... Feels unsafe... sent to shop... they say it needs a new transmission |
| 2025-05-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | During severe stop/go, thick, holiday traffic on I-495 (DC Beltway), during daylight hours, once AGAIN (this has happen… |
| 2025-05-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact was informed by his wife that while driving over bumps in the road… |
| 2025-05-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | In May 2025, I had the passenger-side mirror on my 2019 Subaru Forester replaced at a licensed Subaru dealership. I was… |
| 2025-05-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, there was white smoke comi… |
| 2025-04-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car is a 2019 suaru forester 54,268mi I was driving from Houston to Dallas on the freeway during a thunderstorm on [… |
| 2025-04-04 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | Auto start/stop shut off engine at drive thru line. Locked up brakes and could not get it to unlock and restart car. It… |
| 2025-03-31 | SEATS | No | 0 | 1) The seat is cracking on the drivers seat. The vehicle only has 64,000 miles on it. No word from Subaru. 2) Park… |
| 2025-03-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2025-02-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | When I first noticed that my car wasn’t heating properly, it was in May 20 24 when I purchased the car and Carvana drop… |
| 2025-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, there was an alarm hear… |
| 2025-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The issue started last year over a period of several months when my car kept stalling at a traffic light. After stoppin… |
| 2024-12-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | [XXX], driving home, dark at [XXX] in Airway Heights WA. About 10 mins to home, lights in dashboard suddenly lit (brak… |
| 2024-12-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | cracked windshield |
| 2024-12-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | When I break and stop the car power is reduced, at times it stalls out and be hard to start again when starting back up… |
| 2024-11-10 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | I got in my vehicle after getting gas. I was on my way to Neosho, MO, hundreds of miles from home. Thes lights were all… |
| 2024-10-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving at 65 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depresse… |
| 2024-10-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 1 | The power lift gate closes on people when trying to open it. |
| 2024-09-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | At a stop light, auto stop engaged. When foot put on gas, engine died and every warning light the car has appeared on … |
| 2024-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | As I was driving, every warning light came on, my car emitted a high pitched alarm and the car stopped working. This ha… |
| 2024-09-12 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | While driving, the engine stalled and many dash lights came on. The thermo control valve was the cause. There was no … |
| 2024-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | After starting these lights came on the dashboard: check engine, flashing I drive, no eyesight, rab off. Seems related… |
| 2024-08-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On [XXX], while driving back home in the evening, the car started to make noises, that became quite loud very fast. I … |
| 2024-08-05 | LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING | No | 0 | Improper glass installed by safelight adas unable to be calibrated |
| 2024-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My SUBARU has a Start-Stop feature which automatically stops and restarts the engine when the vehicle is stationary for… |
| 2024-07-25 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Upon getting a flat tire on the front passenger side tire, two of the vehicles wheel studs and lug nuts were seized tog… |
| 2024-07-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The rear window glass imploded while on the freeway. This created a loud bang noise and sent small pieces of glass thr… |
| 2024-07-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle started hesitating while … |