Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-09 | 23V754000 |
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 4,701 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This vehicle has died 4 times in one week. when this happens, multiple lights have flashed in the dash board, including… |
| 2026-03-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1. The passenger seat air bag turn on mechanism malfunctions in a 2023 Subaru Forester Limited. The seat mechanism can … |
| 2026-03-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle suffered a major oil leak at under 60k miles. My low oil light didn’t turn on but I was actually extremely low … |
| 2025-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | In three years I've had the Automatic Emergency Braking system engage and almost cause accidents several times. The br… |
| 2025-12-17 | LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | No | 0 | Eyesight camera randomly turns off and on while driving. Has been consistent over several months pierced to be an ongoi… |
| 2025-10-21 | STEERING | Yes | 2 | The contact owns a 2023 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at 15-20 MPH and attempting to make a ri… |
| 2025-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Traveling at approximately 45 mph through a green light at a 4-way intersection a car making a right on red turn turned… |
| 2025-09-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This complaint is in relation to a 2023 Subaru Forester. The car was purchased new at White River Subaru in White River… |
| 2025-07-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I had been driving for 30 minutes from Mokena towards Rosemont. I was on [XXX] near rosemont when the rear passenger-si… |
| 2025-06-25 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | In driving our 2023 Subaru Forester at 45mph at 10:00 am in the morning, with NO cars in front of us, in back of us, o… |
| 2025-05-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Air leak puncture on my left front tire driver side |
| 2025-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Currently suspected that the vehicle battery was installed incorrectly during assembly. Engine fire started at the batt… |
| 2025-04-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle had just received an oil change at the dealership and the car caught fire. Oil leaked onto the catalytic conver… |
| 2025-03-07 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Windshield developed a crack during a week with wild temperature swings. There was no incident leading up to the develo… |
| 2025-02-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Front windshield crack came out of no where. No idea ever had a stone or anything connect with windshield. |
| 2025-01-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The battery is getting drained by the car's system |
| 2025-01-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The check engine light and a flashing 'S' and other lights stating the safety features such as Eyesight, lane departure… |
| 2025-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was stopped at a red light when, suddenly, my car engine completely shut down, a loud and high-pitched alarm began to… |
| 2024-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The front passenger side air bag remains turned off when a 105 pound adult sits in it, but turns on when a 185 pound ad… |
| 2024-11-15 | LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | Yes | 1 | I was driving on a two lane highway in the mountains and came around a small right-veering turn in the road. I straight… |
| 2024-09-18 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | While driving on a highway, one lane in each direction, my lane was going to end. In front of me were painted yellow h… |
| 2024-09-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Windshield cracked after dust hit car while on road. Crack split aggressively in 1 day from 1 inch to 14 inches. This i… |
| 2024-08-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I see black/gray spots on the headlights and sometimes I cannot detect if it is something in the road. Especially if it… |
| 2024-08-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while at a stop light, the brake pedal was released, but th… |
| 2024-08-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I checked on KBB.com and my car came up as having a recall for the drive shaft. The NHTSA Campaign ID - 23V754000 and w… |
| 2024-07-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I was driving the car, towards the end of about a 40-minute drive the car, I can best describe, lost its mind. Without … |
| 2024-07-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The front passenger seat and the seat belt attached to that seat suddenly started making creaking noises as if the seat… |
| 2024-07-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2023 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly … |
| 2024-06-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving down the main street of a small city. There is a decent amount of traffic, so I’m not sure what speed I … |
| 2024-06-19 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | We were traveling on a limited access highway at approximately 65 miles an hour. Both the adaptive cruise control and t… |
| 2024-06-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2024-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The car was parked for several weeks in a friend's driveway. I was on a trip overseas. When I came back, I started th… |
| 2024-05-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Rear windshield burst for no apparent reason in car less than one year old while car was stopped at a stop light. Othe… |
| 2024-05-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Windshield developed chip driving down a quiet residential street. Expected windshield to be much durable, but seems to… |
| 2024-05-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2023 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while in a parking lot, the contact depressed the brak… |
| 2024-02-08 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Spontabeus stress crack in windshield in first 1000 miles. |
| 2024-02-07 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | If you have the adaptive cruise control (or regular cruise if you disable adaptive) and accelerate to pass another vehi… |
| 2024-02-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Car only has 6,000 miles,had 2 tiny stones hit the windshield and put 2 pebble sized holes in windshield, got those fix… |
| 2024-02-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I have owned the vehicle less than 6 months. There is now a 6 inch crack in my front windshield for no apparent reason.… |
| 2024-01-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | 225/60R17 99T |
| 2024-01-03 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | On January 3, 2024, my Subaru forester suddenly lost emergency safety features such as the blind spot warning system. … |
| 2024-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicles battery does not hold a charge during short term, (3-5 weeks of storage). I understand that some prior ye… |
| 2023-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Both front control arm outer bushings failed. At 21,000 miles, both bushings were found to be almost completely torn. T… |
| 2023-11-29 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Just replaced my winshield for my 2023 suburu, first off safelite uses after market, also I haven't had the car for mor… |
| 2023-11-20 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Small pebble hit winshield and in no time I have about a 3 inch crack. Car purchased a few months ago, used I have abou… |
| 2023-10-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Spontaneous windshield crack. I parked car in garage overnight. In the morning, there was a spontaneous crack on passen… |
| 2023-10-21 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | Subaru Infotainment system frozen I've been experiencing an issue where the screen suddenly freezes and emits a loud b… |
| 2023-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | Hit a deer the vehicle immediately was on fire and burnt to the ground. It had 3000 miles on it |
| 2023-10-05 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, she noticed that a pea-… |
| 2023-09-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I believe Subaru STILL has issues I've found when researching them before I bought my vehicle, about weak windshields. … |