NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Subaru Crosstrek Recalls
The 2013 Subaru Crosstrek has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 28, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Subaru Crosstrek. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 26
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2013 Subaru Crosstrek, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2013 Subaru Crosstrek
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 19V149000
- Reported
- February 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,303,530
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 Crosstrek, 3 other models
2013 Subaru Crosstrek complaints by year
NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2013 Subaru Crosstrek, the newest on September 8, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire.
In complaints about the 2013 Subaru Crosstrek, the component group named most often is the engine (42%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the power train (15%).
The 2013 Subaru Crosstrek's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2013 Subaru Crosstrek owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 66,100 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine11
- Electrical System5
- Power Train4
- Exterior Lighting3
- Service Brakes2
- Unknown Or Other2
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Subaru Crosstrek peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 11. 8% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 26 complaints about the 2013 Subaru Crosstrek are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Crosstrek by model year
Other 2013 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: September 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted