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2024 Subaru Crosstrek problems

Owners have filed 153 complaints about the 2024 Subaru Crosstrek with NHTSA. Forward collision avoidance accounts for 10.5% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of exterior lighting at 8.5%. A further 21.6% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints153

Crashes17

Fires2

Injuries5

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Unknown or other 21.6% · 33

Forward collision avoidance 10.5% · 16

Exterior lighting 8.5% · 13

Visibility/wiper 7.8% · 12

Service brakes 6.5% · 10

Steering 6.5% · 10

Visibility 6.5% · 10

Electrical system 5.2% · 8

Severity

Of those complaints, 17 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 5 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 6 model years of the Subaru Crosstrek in this data, 2024 draws comparatively few complaints; 2019 is the outlier year.

Filings are rising, 141 in the last three years against 12 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 10,550 miles.

In owners' own words

I was driving with my wife when we were making a left turn. The adaptive cruse control came on. It took control of my acceleration, and steering. I got the car under control, but it was too late. I went across the empty parking lot, and almost crashed into the abandoned building. Forward collision avoidance

The contact owns a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle in the garage, the contact became aware that the passengerâs side front windshield had cracked at the bottom without impact. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 6,200. Visibility · reported at 6,200 miles

While driving, the infotainment system, which I was using for navigation, popped up an ad for SiriusXM radio. This distracted me, as the driver, while I was trying to use the navigation system to find my way. Thankfully, I was on a road with a speed limit of 30 mph, and an area that I am familiar with. However, there should be ZERO tolerance for advertisements on automotive infotainment systems. Unknown or other

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Subaru Crosstrek years

2016 165 complaints · 22.4% electrical system 2017 132 complaints · 16.7% visibility/wiper 2018 256 complaints · 25.0% visibility/wiper 2019 365 complaints · 31.0% visibility/wiper 2021 162 complaints · 17.9% visibility/wiper

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