2024 Subaru Forester owner complaints
Most named: air bags
7 of 29 complaints
- Crashes
- 4
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 0
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2024 models.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Other or not specified | 9 | 31% |
| Air bags | 7 | 24% |
| Visibility and wipers | 5 | 17% |
| Forward collision avoidance | 4 | 14% |
| Exterior lighting | 2 | 7% |
| Structure | 2 | 7% |
Complaints by model year
Rivals, 2024
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Honda CR-V | 393 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 175 |
| Subaru Crosstrek | 119 |
| Ford Bronco Sport | 109 |
| Subaru Ascent | 50 |
| Subaru Outback | 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