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Subaru body problems

Owners have filed 1,022 complaints with NHTSA about the body and structure on Subaru vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 23 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Subaru Outback, worst in 2015.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

1,022

Complaints

100%

Share of all Subaru complaints

114

Crashes

24

Fires

Which Subaru models have the most body problems

Outback 297 29.1%

Worst in 2015

Forester 220 21.5%

Worst in 2014

Legacy 155 15.2%

Worst in 1990

Impreza 131 12.8%

Worst in 2008

WRX 54 5.3%

Worst in 2008

B9 Tribeca 38 3.7%

Worst in 2006

Crosstrek 35 3.4%

Worst in 2018

Ascent 33 3.2%

Worst in 2019

Worst Subaru model years for body problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2015 Subaru Outback 34 5% 17,600 B
2014 Subaru Forester 30 5% 37,534 F
2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca 28 24% 108,000 F
2019 Subaru Outback 28 2% 4,600 B
2019 Subaru Forester 27 2% 4,389 C
2008 Subaru WRX 26 22% 82,000 C
2017 Subaru Outback 26 2% 25,000 A
2008 Subaru Impreza 24 10% 62,000 B
1990 Subaru Legacy 22 21% — C
2009 Subaru Impreza 22 15% 90,000 C
2002 Subaru Impreza 21 6% 118,132 A
2015 Subaru Forester 21 2% 30,929 F
2020 Subaru Outback 21 2% 8,600 A
2003 Subaru Forester 20 8% 132,819 A
2016 Subaru Outback 19 2% 22,000 C
2017 Subaru Forester 16 2% 20,000 F
1991 Subaru Legacy 15 12% 56,000 A
2001 Subaru Outback 15 7% 155,490 B
2018 Subaru Outback 15 2% 15,000 A
2020 Subaru Forester 15 2% 6,642 A

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