FaultScore

Worst years for a Subaru B9 Tribeca

Owners have filed 214 complaints about the Subaru B9 Tribeca with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2012. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Avoid

2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca

118 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

2009 Subaru B9 Tribeca

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Subaru B9 Tribeca year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2012 8 0 0 43,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2011 4 3 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2010 5 0 1 25,000 Electrical System
2009 C 11 1 0 105,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2008 C 23 2 1 50,150 Airbags
2007 D 45 3 2 75,000 Electrical System
2006 F 118 7 14 102,984 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Subaru B9 Tribeca

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Body & Structure 38 17.8%

Worst in 2006

Airbags 30 14.0%

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 16 7.5%

Worst in 2006

Lights 16 7.5%

Worst in 2006

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 6.1%

Worst in 2006

Brakes 12 5.6%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 5.1%

Worst in 2007

Doors, Latches & Locks 9 4.2%

Worst in 2006

Other & Unspecified 9 4.2%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 8 3.7%

Worst in 2007

Steering 6 2.8%

Worst in 2006

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 2.8%

Worst in 2007

Suspension 5 2.3%

Worst in 2008

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Subaru B9 Tribeca, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2005 peak 8 Sep 2025

Compare the Subaru B9 Tribeca

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.