"How reliable is the 2022 Subaru Forester?"

"Based on 132 NHTSA complaints, the 2022 Subaru Forester has a median complaint mileage of 2900 miles. The most common issue is Visibility/Wiper."

"What are common problems with the 2022 Subaru Forester?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2022 Subaru Forester is Visibility/Wiper, accounting for a significant portion of the 132 total complaints filed."

2022 Subaru Forester: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 132 complaints

132

Total Complaints

2,900mi

Median Mileage

Visibility/Wiper

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,197 25th Percentile

2,900 Median Mileage

6,400 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Visibility/Wiper

Unknown Or Other

Engine

Service Brakes

Automatic Emergency Braking

Electrical System

Exterior Lighting

Fuel/Propulsion System

Vehicle Speed Control

Adaptive Cruise Control

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"This is not a specific incident but a serious safety concern with a new vehicle purchased in January 2022. There are three contributing issues to the concern with the vehicleâs headlights: 1.There are two large shaded dark spots directly in your field of vision.Â These are approximately fifteen t..."

"Bought my brand new Forester less a month and i have to replace a windshield already!!! Discovered about 5 inches crack while warming up the car on the snow day. Subaru have a glass action agains them about windshield so easily to crack. Service dept refused to replace my windshield because of a s..."

"Same complaint as NHTSA ID Number: 11454147. I have a serious safety concern with a new vehicle purchased in February 2022. I have there are three issues concerning the vehicleâs headlights: 1.There are two large shaded dark spots directly in your field of vision. These are approximately f..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 17 CA: 14 IL: 12 NC: 9 FL: 9 WA: 7 OH: 6 TX: 6 OR: 5 PA: 5

Who Files Complaints?

0.8%

Original Owners

99.2%

Second+ Owners

Subaru Forester — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1998	138	98,000	Vehicle Speed Control	9
1999	156	72,000	Automatic Transmission	6
2000	95	80,000	Wheel Bearing	7
2001	169	60,000	Vehicle Speed Control	39
2002	109	93,000	Vehicle Speed Control	29
2003	238	85,000	Fuel System, Gasoline	28
2004	268	96,000	Fuel/Propulsion System	19
2005	105	80,000	Suspension	23
2006	121	51,000	Vehicle Speed Control	20
2007	89	59,187	Suspension	16
2008	67	87,950	Suspension	8
2009	228	60,000	Air Bags	25
2010	305	60,000	Seats	28
2011	195	54,000	Engine	41
2012	139	42,513	Engine	22
2013	94	47,000	Engine	17
2014	575	50,000	Suspension	84
2015	883	42,206	Engine	89
2016	601	39,000	Air Bags	77
2017	773	30,000	Air Bags	63
2018	660	14,635	Visibility/Wiper	53
2019	1081	8,743	Visibility/Wiper	63
2020	791	6,000	Visibility/Wiper	44
2021	267	8,250	Visibility/Wiper	28
2023	94	9,000	Unknown Or Other	10
2024	34	-	Unknown Or Other	4
2025	82	2,750	Visibility/Wiper	13

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