FaultScore

Worst years for a Subaru XV Crosstrek

Owners have filed 368 complaints about the Subaru XV Crosstrek with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2017. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek

114 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek

140 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Subaru XV Crosstrek 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
2017 6 3 0 19,520 Engine & Cooling
2016 6 0 0 64,603 Engine & Cooling
2015 C 102 8 1 37,801 Other & Unspecified
2014 D 114 13 2 52,000 Electrical System
2013 C 140 9 3 68,500 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Subaru XV Crosstrek

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

Engine & Cooling 62 16.8%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2015

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2014

Brakes 24 6.5%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 20 5.4%

Worst in 2014

Steering 19 5.2%

Worst in 2013

Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 4.6%

Worst in 2015

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 3.5%

Worst in 2013

Fuel & Propulsion 10 2.7%

Worst in 2013

Lights 8 2.2%

Worst in 2013

Wheels 8 2.2%

Worst in 2013

Stability & Traction Control 8 2.2%

Worst in 2013

Body & Structure 7 1.9%

Worst in 2015

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 2014 peak 10 Aug 2026

Compare the Subaru XV Crosstrek

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