NHTSA Safety Recalls
Subaru Crosstrek Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Subaru Crosstrek, across 7 model years from 2013 to 2024. The 2019 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (1).
Subaru Crosstrek years to avoid by our method: 2018 (2.1× the median year) and 2019 (3.7× the median year).
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 13
- Most recalls
- 2019
- Owner complaints
- 1,191
2013–2024, with a recall
7 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,191 complaints with NHTSA about the Subaru Crosstrek across 15 model years; the most, 285, concern the 2019.
Owners marked a crash on 64 of the Subaru Crosstrek complaints (5%) and a fire on 16.
Across all Subaru Crosstrek model years, owners name the visibility/wiper most often (at least 282 complaints), then the electrical system (190).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Subaru Crosstrek in 2020: 210, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Subaru Crosstrek is electrical system: software, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Subaru Crosstrek recall, 23V754000, was reported on November 9, 2023 and concerns the power train: driveline: driveshaft.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2020, 2022 and 2023 Subaru Crosstrek, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Subaru Crosstrek years to avoid
The 2019 Subaru Crosstrek stands out most: 229 complaints between 2018 and 2022, 40% of them naming the visibility/wiper.
The 2019 also carries 7 recalls, against a median of 1 for the ranked Subaru Crosstrek years.
The best-measured Subaru Crosstrek years are 2015 (0.2×), 2022 (0.4×) and 2016 (0.9×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 9 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 0 | 45 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 2 | 120 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 35 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 0.4× |
| 2021 | 1 | 115 | 87 | 1.5× |
| 2020 | 0 | 69 | 52 | 1.0× |
| 2019avoid | 7 | 285 | 229 | 3.7× |
| 2018avoid | 5 | 195 | 132 | 2.1× |
| 2017 | 1 | 94 | 63 | 1.0× |
| 2016 | 1 | 132 | 56 | 0.9× |
| 2015 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0.2× |
| 2014 | 0 | 16 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 1 | 26 | 2 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Subaru Crosstrek years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Subaru Crosstrek
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE4
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH3
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)2
- SUSPENSION:REAR2
- SERVICE BRAKES1
- STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
- VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR1
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH1
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1
Subaru Crosstrek model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Subaru Crosstrek recall campaign (13)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V754000November 9, 2023 | power train: driveline: driveshaft | 2024 | crash | 4,701 |
| 23V755000November 9, 2023 | power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch | 2021 | crash | 95,830 |
| 23V551000August 4, 2023 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2024 | crash | 35,357 |
| 21V263000April 15, 2021 | suspension: rear | 2018–2019 | crash | 408,271 |
| 21V264000April 15, 2021 | electrical system: software | 2018–2019 | crash | 466,205 |
| 20V189000March 31, 2020 | seat belts: rear/other | 2019 | crash and injury | 4,862 |
| 19V856000December 2, 2019 | engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv) | 2019 | crash | 51,613 |
| 19V743000October 18, 2019 | electrical system: software | 2018–2019 | crash | 466,205 |
| 19V744000October 17, 2019 | engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv) | 2018 | crash | 205,000 |
| 19V404000May 30, 2019 | visibility: glass, side/rear | 2019 | injury | 256 |
| 19V149000February 28, 2019 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2013, 2016–2017 | crash | 1,303,530 |
| 19V065000February 6, 2019 | steering: electric power assist system | 2019 | crash | 10,417 |
| 17V701000November 7, 2017 | service brakes | 2018 | crash | 2,367 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Subaru Crosstrek. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted