Subaru Tribeca

Owners filed 41 complaints across 8 model years of the Subaru Tribeca. The 2008 drew the most (14); the 2014 the fewest (0).

Model years8
Complaints41
Recalls62
Fires2
Deaths0

Every Subaru Tribeca model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20140
4Routine
20133
6Air BagsRoutine
20112
8Air BagsRoutine
20104
10Electrical SystemRoutine
20095
91Service BrakesRoutine
200814
92Air BagsRoutine
20074
8Air BagsRoutine
20069
82Air BagsRoutine

Which Subaru Tribeca years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 14 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 9 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.