NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Subaru Crosstrek Recalls
The 2018 Subaru Crosstrek has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 15, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Subaru Crosstrek. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 195
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V263000
- Reported
- April 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 408,271
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Crosstrek, 1 other model
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 21V264000
- Reported
- April 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 466,205
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Crosstrek, 1 other model
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 19V743000
- Reported
- October 18, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 466,205
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Crosstrek, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 19V744000
- Reported
- October 17, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 205,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes
- Campaign
- 17V701000
- Reported
- November 7, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,367
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek
2018 Subaru Crosstrek complaints by year
NHTSA has received 195 owner complaints about the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (33%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the engine (16%).
2 of the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek's 5 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2018 Subaru Crosstrek owners gave the mileage (117 complaints), the median was 18,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility/Wiper64
- Unknown Or Other41
- Electrical System32
- Engine32
- Power Train14
- Vehicle Speed Control13
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | |
| 2019 | 29 | |
| 2020 | 44 | |
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 9 |
Complaints about the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 44. 68% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Subaru Crosstrek year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the Subaru Crosstrek years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 195 complaints about the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Crosstrek by model year
Other 2018 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted