What is the worst year for a Subaru Solterra?

The 2023 Subaru Solterra has the worst FaultScore of any year of this model, with 85 complaints filed with NHTSA, most of them about the driver assist & collision avoidance.

What is the best year for a Subaru Solterra?

The 2026 Subaru Solterra has the cleanest record of the graded years, with 20 complaints on file.

What breaks most often on a Subaru Solterra?

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance accounts for more complaints than any other part on the Subaru Solterra.

Worst years for a Subaru Solterra

Owners have filed 137 complaints about the Subaru Solterra with NHTSA across model years 2023 to 2026. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.

Avoid

2023 Subaru Solterra

85 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2026 Subaru Solterra

20 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Subaru Solterra 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.

85 27 5 20

23 24 25 26

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

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Median miles	Most reported
2026	A	20	0	—	Electrical System
2025	—	5	0	—	Transmission & Drivetrain
2024	C	27	3	—	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023	F	85	12	—	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance

What breaks on a Subaru Solterra

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

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 31 22.6%

Worst in 2023

Electrical System 29 21.2%

Worst in 2023

Other & Unspecified 20 14.6%

Worst in 2023

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 10 7.3%

Worst in 2023

Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 6.6%

Worst in 2023

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 5.8%

Worst in 2023

Brakes 7 5.1%

Worst in 2023

Body & Structure 7 5.1%

Worst in 2023

Engine & Cooling 4 2.9%

Worst in 2023

Lights 4 2.9%

Worst in 2026

Fuel & Propulsion 4 2.9%

Worst in 2023

Suspension 3 2.2%

Worst in 2023

Steering 1 0.7%

Worst in 2023

Complaints filed over time

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

Dec 2022 peak 10 Aug 2026

Compare the Subaru Solterra

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

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