2020 Subaru Forester owner complaints
Most named: visibility and wipers
252 of 600 complaints
- Crashes
- 26
- Fires
- 9
- Injuries
- 16
- Deaths
- 0
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2020 models.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility and wipers | 252 | 42% |
| Other or not specified | 107 | 18% |
| Electrical system | 102 | 17% |
| Engine | 80 | 13% |
| Visibility | 49 | 8% |
| Forward collision avoidance | 42 | 7% |
Complaints by model year
Rivals, 2020
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Subaru Outback | 899 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 635 |
| Honda CR-V | 353 |
| Subaru Ascent | 322 |
| Subaru Crosstrek | 69 |
| FIAT 500X | 2 |
What this cannot tell you
Counts, not rates. Sales volume differs by model.
Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed defects.
Source: NHTSA complaints data (api.nhtsa.gov), public domain. Collected 2026-10-05.
- Two or more sources agree
- One source
- Model-level or estimate
- Sources differ