1992 Subaru Svx: Reliability Data
When Do Complaints Happen?
Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.
What Fails?
Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.
Severity Assessment
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.
Where Are Complaints Coming From?
Top states by complaint count.
Who Files Complaints?
Subaru Svx — Other Years
See how this model compares across different model years.
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
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