Subaru wheels problems
Across all Subaru models in NHTSA's complaint database, 396 complaints involve wheels. The Outback accounts for the largest share (29%). The single worst model year is the 2015 Forester with 20 wheels complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 396 about wheels, all Subaru models
- Most affected
- Outback 29% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 199 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Subaru models
Worst model years for wheels
- 2015 Subaru Forester20 complaints
- 2016 Subaru Forester17 complaints
- 2017 Subaru Forester13 complaints
- 2018 Subaru Outback12 complaints
- 2014 Subaru Forester11 complaints
Wheels complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 199 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.