2017 Subaru Forester: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 773 complaints
773
Total Complaints
30,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
63
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

16,000 25th Percentile
30,000 Median Mileage
46,050 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
150
VISIBILITY/WIPER
103
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
101
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
94
ENGINE
46
POWER TRAIN
39
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
33
SEATS
29
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
25
STEERING
24

Severity Assessment

63
Crashes
1
Fires
34
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVER SIDE VENTS ARE BLOWING WARM AIR WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. ONLY 1400 MILES ON SINCE I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW LAST MONTH 8/6/16."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE SCREEN REFLECTED LIGHT ONTO HER FACE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT'S VISION WAS IMPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE SCREEN REFLECTED LIGHT ONTO HER FACE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT'S VISION WAS IMPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200."

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

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