Subaru fuel system problems
Across all Subaru models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,966 complaints involve fuel system. The Forester accounts for the largest share (26%). The single worst model year is the 2002 WRX with 308 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,966 about fuel system, all Subaru models
- Most affected
- Forester 26% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 1,373 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 87 and 49
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Subaru models
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2002 Subaru WRX308 complaints
- 2004 Subaru Forester125 complaints
- 2002 Subaru Impreza100 complaints
- 2003 Subaru Forester57 complaints
- 2015 Subaru Forester57 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 11 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 27 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1997 | 15 |
| 1998 | 18 |
| 1999 | 21 |
| 2000 | 29 |
| 2001 | 64 |
| 2002 | 470 |
| 2003 | 119 |
| 2004 | 219 |
| 2005 | 113 |
| 2006 | 84 |
| 2007 | 24 |
| 2008 | 19 |
| 2009 | 29 |
| 2010 | 29 |
| 2011 | 35 |
| 2012 | 22 |
| 2013 | 35 |
| 2014 | 41 |
| 2015 | 102 |
| 2016 | 52 |
| 2017 | 43 |
| 2018 | 84 |
| 2019 | 98 |
| 2020 | 47 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Among the 1,373 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.