Subaru Crosstrek problems, by model year and system
1,130 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Subaru Crosstrek 2016–2027, and the 2 systems the record is deep on — visibility and wiper (343), electrical (193). Each system has a page across the years; 2 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsSubaru Crosstrek complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | visibility and wiper | electrical |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — |
| 2026 8 in all | — | 1 |
| 2025 44 in all | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 118 in all | 22 | 8 |
| 2023 34 in all | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 31 in all | 6 | 4 |
| 2021 116 in all | 33 | 17 |
| 2020 69 in all | 34 | 11 |
| 2019 284 in all | 124 | 53 |
| 2018 194 in all | 73 | 32 |
| 2017 97 in all | 26 | 18 |
| 2016 135 in all | 6 | 38 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Subaru Crosstrek system draws the most complaints?
Visibility and wiper: 343 complaints across 12 model years, 30% of everything owners filed about the Subaru Crosstrek. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Subaru Crosstrek year has the most complaints?
2019 (284), 2018 (194), 2016 (135). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.