1992 Subaru Svx: Reliability Data

303
Total Complaints
110,020mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

89,000 25th Percentile
110,020 Median Mileage
138,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
178
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
24
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
10
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
5
WHEELS
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
3
POWER TRAIN
3

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE STALL OUT AT ANY SPEED."
"CONSUMER GOT IN THE CAR THE ALARM WAS OFF TRY TO START CAR THE ALARM CAME ON AND LOCK CONSUMER IN THE CAR, DEALER HAD AREADY REPLACED THE ALARM KILL THE BATTERY . CONSUMER STATES DEALER REPAIRED A LOOSE WIRE THAT WAS SHORTING OUT THE SYSTEM CAUSING ALL THE PROBLEMS, ONE LOOSE WIRE WAS DRAINING THE B..."
"REAR BEARING ON THE BACK OF THE CAR THAT HOLDS HOLDS IN WHEEL REAR AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOUR TIMES THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN REAR BEARING REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES, BOTH REAR WHEEL ANF FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 178 complaints
25th: 74,675 mi Median: 110,020 mi 75th: 130,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 31 NY: 28 PA: 23 FL: 18 VA: 17 NJ: 16 DC: 14 MA: 14 NC: 12 TX: 10

Who Files Complaints?

28.7%
Original Owners
71.3%
Second+ Owners

Subaru Svx — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1994331
1995250

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28