Subaru Forester problems reported in California
1,038 of the 8,735 complaints filed about the Subaru Forester came from California, most often about the windows, mirrors & wipers.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
1,038
Complaints from California
100
Crashes
16
Fires
2020
Worst model year
What failed
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
189
18.2%
Engine & Cooling
142
13.7%
Airbags
116
11.2%
Electrical System
108
10.4%
Other & Unspecified
82
7.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain
77
7.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
60
5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion
42
4.0%
Brakes
36
3.5%
Seats
30
2.9%
Body & Structure
24
2.3%
By model year
1998 Forester
8
0.8%
1999 Forester
15
1.4%
2000 Forester
3
0.3%
2001 Forester
18
1.7%
2002 Forester
19
1.8%
2003 Forester
8
0.8%
2004 Forester
20
1.9%
2005 Forester
7
0.7%
2006 Forester
14
1.3%
2007 Forester
8
0.8%
2008 Forester
8
0.8%
2009 Forester
23
2.2%
2010 Forester
26
2.5%
2011 Forester
20
1.9%
2012 Forester
18
1.7%
2013 Forester
5
0.5%
2014 Forester
69
6.6%
2015 Forester
124
11.9%
2016 Forester
83
8.0%
2017 Forester
103
9.9%
2018 Forester
84
8.1%
2019 Forester
131
12.6%
2020 Forester
141
13.6%
2021 Forester
32
3.1%
2022 Forester
15
1.4%
2023 Forester
11
1.1%
2024 Forester
7
0.7%
2025 Forester
15
1.4%
2026 Forester
3
0.3%
Cities reporting most
SAN Diego
47
17.5%
SAN Francisco
40
14.9%
SAN Jose
37
13.8%
LOS Angeles
34
12.7%
Sacramento
31
11.6%
Oakland
19
7.1%
SAN Luis Obispo
11
4.1%
Rocklin
11
4.1%
Santa Cruz
10
3.7%
Santa Rosa
10
3.7%
Sunnyvale
9
3.4%
SAN Mateo
9
3.4%