Subaru Crosstrek
Owners filed 1,179 complaints across 15 model years of the Subaru Crosstrek. The 2019 drew the most (284); the 2012 the fewest (2).
Model years15
Complaints1,179
Recalls20
Fires16
Deaths0
Every Subaru Crosstrek model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2025 | 43 | 0 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2024 | 115 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2023 | 34 | 0 | — | 4 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2022 | 31 | 0 | — | 3 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Visibility/Wiper | Routine | |
| 2020 | 69 | 0 | — | 6 | Visibility/Wiper | Routine | |
| 2019 | 284 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Visibility/Wiper | Above average | |
| 2018 | 194 | 5 | 1 | 10 | Visibility/Wiper | Routine | |
| 2017 | 94 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2016 | 131 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2015 | 17 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2014 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2013 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine |
Which Subaru Crosstrek years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2019 is the weakest year on record, with 284 complaints concentrated in the visibility/wiper. It carries 7 recalls.
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.