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Subaru Crosstrek · 2018

5 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V263000·2021-04-15

    Subaru Recalls Crosstrek and Forester for Rear Stabilizer Bolt Defect

    Subaru is recalling 2018-2019 Crosstrek and 2019 Forester vehicles because rear stabilizer bracket bolts may loosen and detach, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU CROSSTREK, FORESTER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V264000·2021-04-15

    Subaru Recalls Impreza and Crosstrek for Ignition Coil Short Circuit Risk

    Subaru is recalling 2017-2019 Impreza and 2018-2019 Crosstrek vehicles because the engine control module may keep the ignition coil powered after shutdown, causing a short circuit and potential stall.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU CROSSTREK, IMPREZA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V743000·2019-10-18

    Subaru Recalls Impreza and Crosstrek for Electrical Software Defect

    Subaru is recalling 2017-2019 Impreza and 2018-2019 Crosstrek vehicles because a software defect may cause the engine to stall while driving, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU IMPREZA, CROSSTREK
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V744000·2019-10-17

    Subaru Recalls Impreza and Crosstrek Vehicles for PCV Valve Defect

    Subaru is recalling 2017-2018 Impreza and 2018 Crosstrek vehicles because the PCV valve may break apart, potentially causing a loss of power while driving.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU IMPREZA, CROSSTREK
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2018 · visibility 65 complaints, median 23,000 mi
  • 2020 · visibility 33 complaints, median 5,200 mi
  • 2016 · electrical 32 complaints, median 40,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2021 · visibility 30 complaints
  • 2019 · powertrain 24 complaints, median 19,100 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

600 manufacturer service bulletins across 11 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.5/5 · 8 complaints
  • 2025: 4.1/5 · 43 complaints · most complained-of: visibility
  • 2024: 3.7/5 · 115 complaints · most complained-of: visibility
  • 2023: 4.2/5 · 34 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2022: 4.2/5 · 30 complaints · most complained-of: visibility

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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