NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Subaru Crosstrek Recalls
The 2019 Subaru Crosstrek has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 15, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Subaru Crosstrek. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 285
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V263000
- Reported
- April 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 408,271
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018 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 2018 Crosstrek, 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 20V189000
- Reported
- March 31, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,862
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 19V856000
- Reported
- December 2, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 51,613
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 19V743000
- Reported
- October 18, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 466,205
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018 Crosstrek, 1 other model
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 19V404000
- Reported
- May 30, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 256
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 205, glazing materials
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 19V065000
- Reported
- February 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,417
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2019 Subaru Crosstrek complaints by year
NHTSA has received 285 owner complaints about the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (40%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the engine (12%).
2 of the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek's 7 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2019 Subaru Crosstrek owners gave the mileage (179 complaints), the median was 10,542 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility/Wiper113
- Electrical System53
- Unknown Or Other49
- Engine34
- Power Train24
- Steering15
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 61 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 91 | |
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 15 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 91. 80% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek drew 3.7× the complaints of the median Subaru Crosstrek year in the same window: 1st highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2019 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 285 complaints about the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Crosstrek by model year
Other 2019 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted