Subaru forward collision avoidance problems
Across all Subaru models in NHTSA's complaint database, 877 complaints involve forward collision avoidance. The Outback accounts for the largest share (42%). The single worst model year is the 2020 Outback with 73 forward collision avoidance complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 877 about forward collision avoidance, all Subaru models
- Most affected
- Outback 42% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 13,000 miles 134 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 135 and 7
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Subaru models
Worst model years for forward collision avoidance
- 2020 Subaru Outback73 complaints
- 2019 Subaru Forester60 complaints
- 2020 Subaru Forester57 complaints
- 2019 Subaru Outback46 complaints
- 2021 Subaru Outback43 complaints
Forward collision avoidance complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 46 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2019 | 137 |
| 2020 | 164 |
| 2021 | 102 |
| 2022 | 86 |
| 2023 | 85 |
| 2024 | 78 |
| 2025 | 53 |
| 2026 | 18 |
Among the 134 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 13,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.