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2021 Subaru Crosstrek forward collision avoidance problems

21 complaints about forward collision avoidance have been filed for the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
21 13% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
4 and 1
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

While driving on the highway in the slow lane (furthest to the right), traveling at approximately 50 mph, I came to be behind a tractor trailer. Before I had a chance to pass the tractor trailer, it switched lanes abruptly. My vision past/beyond (in front of) the tractor trailer was heavily obstructed by the massive vehicle itself, so I could not see that in front of the 18-wheeler there was a mid-size sedan traveling at approximately 5-10 mph in the same active highway lane I was in.

July 2023 CrashInjury

My vehicle is equipped with eyesight, which is a subaru technology that includes adaptive cruise control, forward collison warning/breaking, lane departure warning, rear automatic braking, etc. Subaru claims that windshield replacements must use subaru glass due the optical clarity of the windshield and that the eyesight system must be recalibrated. This is a $1339 cost (via safelight) to replace the windsheild. I have 8400 miles on my vehicle, and I am getting ready to have the second windshield put on the car.

Reported at 8,308 miles, May 2021

Other problems reported for the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek

Forward collision avoidance problems in other years

  • 2027
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  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
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  • 2013

Forward collision avoidance problems across all Subaru models