"How reliable is the 2025 Subaru Crosstrek?"

"Based on 41 NHTSA complaints, the 2025 Subaru Crosstrek has a median complaint mileage of 0 miles. The most common issue is Unknown Or Other."

"What are common problems with the 2025 Subaru Crosstrek?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2025 Subaru Crosstrek is Unknown Or Other, accounting for a significant portion of the 41 total complaints filed."

2025 Subaru Crosstrek: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 41 complaints

Total Complaints

Unknown Or Other

Top Issue

Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Visibility/Wiper

Assist

Exterior

Exterior Lighting

Air Bags

Warning

Warnings

Body

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Recently bought this car. Headlights are problematic and dangerous. For one, there are unusual dark spots in the SRH headlights. Even if you turn off SRH, they are still there. Very distracting and feel unsafe driving at night. Also, headlights are dim and do not sufficiently illuminate road. . When..."

"Driver side mirror has a vibrating issue at high speed or bumpy road. The visibility is impacted and causing motion sickness. It can create a safety issue if the manufacturer or dealership is not able to fix or address the issue properly This issue has been confirmed by multiple people including d..."

"On [XXX], at [XXX] , my sunroof spontaneously exploded outwards while driving at 65mph going north bound. There was not an object that struck the vehicle. The next vehicle ahead of me was nearly 1/4 mile ahead of me. I was driving down the road, heard a loud pop, followed by a wind whistling no..."

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: 4 AL: 4 CA: 3 TN: 3 MN: 3 CO: 3 MI: 3 NJ: 2 TX: 2 VT: 1

Subaru Crosstrek — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2013	35	55,000	Engine	2
2014	22	60,000	Power Train	5
2015	27	52,000	Power Train	0
2016	164	38,000	Electrical System	6
2017	132	26,000	Unknown Or Other	12
2018	251	18,000	Visibility/Wiper	16
2019	349	10,500	Visibility/Wiper	8
2020	76	5,200	Visibility/Wiper	8
2021	138	4,080	Visibility/Wiper	14
2022	41	-	Unknown Or Other	7
2023	45	-	Unknown Or Other	7
2024	126	10,000	Unknown Or Other	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