Subaru Forester vs Honda Cr-V

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Subaru Forester	Honda Cr-V
Complaints on file	8,703	21,242
Model years covered	1998–2026	1997–2026
Worst model year	2016	2019
Best model year	2026	2001
Crashes reported	891	1,258
Fires reported	157	226
Injuries reported	376	783
Deaths reported	9	27
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	16.5%	10.8%

Subaru Forester by year

138 156 95 169 109 238 270 105 121 89 67 228 307 195 140 94 576 897 617 796 678 1,084 807 285 140 111 41 126 24

98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,265 14.5%

Engine & Cooling 1,014 11.7%

Airbags 908 10.4%

Other & Unspecified 814 9.4%

Electrical System 793 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 564 6.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 531 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 511 5.9%

Honda Cr-V by year

129 136 158 156 159 661 580 603 602 522 1,162 1,221 447 588 648 512 500 798 975 545 2,642 2,994 1,536 464 459 319 656 539 356 175

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,751 13.0%

Electrical System 2,522 11.9%

Airbags 2,392 11.3%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1,934 9.1%

Steering 1,707 8.0%

Other & Unspecified 1,656 7.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,633 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,019 4.8%