NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Subaru Crosstrek Recalls
The 2021 Subaru Crosstrek has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 9, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 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
- 115
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 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 2021 Subaru Crosstrek
Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch
- Campaign
- 23V755000
- Reported
- November 9, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 95,830
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2021 Subaru Crosstrek complaints by year
NHTSA has received 115 owner complaints about the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek, the newest on September 5, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (7%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (25%), followed by the electrical system (14%) and the engine (14%).
The 2021 Subaru Crosstrek's only recall does not concern the visibility/wiper.
Where 2021 Subaru Crosstrek owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 2,460 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility/Wiper29
- Unknown Or Other25
- Electrical System16
- Engine16
- Forward Collision Avoidance14
- Power Train14
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 10 | |
| 2026 | 18 |
Complaints about the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 25. 76% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Subaru Crosstrek year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 115 complaints about the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Crosstrek by model year
Other 2021 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: September 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted