NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Subaru Crosstrek Recalls
The 2017 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 2017 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
- 94
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 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 2017 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 2013, 2016 Crosstrek, 3 other models
2017 Subaru Crosstrek complaints by year
NHTSA has received 94 owner complaints about the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek, the newest on October 22, 2025. Of these, 5 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (23%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the power train (14%).
The 2017 Subaru Crosstrek's only recall does not concern the visibility/wiper.
Where 2017 Subaru Crosstrek owners gave the mileage (60 complaints), the median was 27,800 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other33
- Visibility/Wiper22
- Electrical System17
- Power Train13
- Engine10
- Service Brakes5
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 23 | |
| 2020 | 33 | |
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 33. 67% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Subaru Crosstrek year in the same window: 5th highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 94 complaints about the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Crosstrek by model year
Other 2017 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted