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Every Subaru sold in the U.S., one page per nameplate and one per model year: recalls, owner complaints, crash ratings, EPA data and trim specs, each value traced to its file.

13 Nameplates sold in the U.S.
96 Model years 2016–2027
171 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years
12,883 Complaints owner reports, all years
16 Graded A of 18 current model years
Every nameplate →Active advisories (11)Every Subaru recallSubaru window sticker by VIN
Subaru Forester — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Subaru Forester · Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Every Subaru nameplate

Source: newest model year’s grade top-right
C 2016–2026 · Hybrid, Gas Forester 4 recalls on the 2026 · 30 complaints A* 2018–2027 · Gas Outback 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A* 2016–2027 · Gas Crosstrek 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A* 2023–2027 · Electric Solterra 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A* 2019–2027 · Gas Ascent 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A* 2016–2027 · Gas BRZ 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A* 2017–2027 · Gas Impreza 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A 2016–2017 · Gas Impreza/Outback Sport 0 recalls on the 2017 · 0 complaints A 2018–2025 · Gas Legacy 0 recalls on the 2025 · 6 complaints D 2016–2017 · Gas Legacy/Outback 4 recalls on the 2017 · 1,038 complaints A* 2026–2027 · Electric Trailseeker 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A* 2026–2027 · Electric Uncharted 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A 2016–2026 · Gas WRX 0 recalls on the 2026 · 1 complaints

Which Subaru years to avoid, by nameplate

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road, critical recalls and advisories first
Subaru Forester years to avoid best 2021 · check hardest 2019 · 8 model years rankedSubaru Outback years to avoid best 2018 · check hardest 2020 · 6 model years rankedSubaru Crosstrek years to avoid best 2023 · check hardest 2019 · 8 model years rankedSubaru Ascent years to avoid best 2023 · check hardest 2019 · 5 model years rankedSubaru BRZ years to avoid best 2016 · check hardest 2022 · 7 model years rankedSubaru Impreza years to avoid best 2020 · check hardest 2021 · 7 model years rankedSubaru Legacy years to avoid best 2018 · check hardest 2020 · 6 model years rankedSubaru WRX years to avoid best 2017 · check hardest 2023 · 8 model years ranked
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Active park-outside / do-not-drive advisories

2026 Crosstrek Do not drive2026 Forester Do not drive2025 Forester Park outside2023 Solterra Do not drive2022 Ascent Park outside2021 Ascent Park outside2021 Impreza Do not drive2020 Ascent Park outside2019 Ascent Park outside2017 Legacy/Outback Do not drive2016 Legacy/Outback Do not drive

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