Subaru transmission problems
Across all Subaru models in NHTSA's complaint database, 691 complaints involve transmission. The SVX accounts for the largest share (34%). The single worst model year is the 1992 SVX with 191 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 691 about transmission, all Subaru models
- Most affected
- SVX 34% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 262 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 30 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Subaru models
Worst model years for transmission
- 1992 Subaru SVX191 complaints
- 2000 Subaru Outback25 complaints
- 1994 Subaru SVX21 complaints
- 1999 Subaru Outback20 complaints
- 1999 Subaru Forester15 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 18 |
| 1991 | 17 |
| 1992 | 200 |
| 1993 | 12 |
| 1994 | 26 |
| 1995 | 22 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 17 |
| 1998 | 28 |
| 1999 | 51 |
| 2000 | 56 |
| 2001 | 19 |
| 2002 | 54 |
| 2003 | 25 |
| 2004 | 16 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 24 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 |
Among the 262 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.