Subaru B9 Tribeca

Owners filed 145 complaints across 7 model years of the Subaru B9 Tribeca. The 2006 drew the most (84); the 2011 the fewest (2).

Model years7

Complaints145

Recalls7

Fires12

Deaths0

Every Subaru B9 Tribeca model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2012	4	7	—	—	Exterior Lighting	Routine
2011	2	0	—	1	Air Bags	Routine
2010	4	0	1	—	Electrical System	Routine
2009	9	0	—	1	Power Train	Routine
2008	16	0	1	1	Suspension	Routine
2007	26	0	2	1	Electrical System	Routine
2006	84	0	8	5	Structure › Body	Routine

Which Subaru B9 Tribeca years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 84 complaints concentrated in the structure › body.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.