2007 Subaru Forester problems
Owners have filed 93 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Subaru Forester. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. After that come fuel system (13%) and suspension (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 93 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 70 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 70 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 59,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 95,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 26th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Subaru Forester with enough data (42 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I pulled into my sister's driveway. Driveway is short; less than 2 car lengths. The front of her house is about 6 feet or less ahead of end of driveway. I braked as I pulled into the driveway, upon pressing the accelerator, the car suddenly surged forward and crashed into the house. I was able to back the car away from the house.
Our subaru forester 2007 was in a front end crash and the air bags did not deploy. Driver was alone in car, there were no passengers. Damage to car was considered "total loss" by insurance company (assessed damage was at least $7500 with just a visual inspection). Front of car had severe damage, and was pushed in. Subaru was traveling west and hit side of a large toyota minivan that was traveling north at about 40MPH (and had gone through a red light in intersection).
The contact owns a 2007 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the gear shifter failed to operate as designed. The contact stated that while placing the vehicle in reverse the vehicle accelerated forward causing the vehicle to crash on top of a large rock. The contact stated that she sustained injuries to the face and the right eye. The contact stated that she had eye surgery due to the crash.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the front driver's seat bracket fractured on both sides which caused the seat to collapse onto the floor. The contact was able to continue to drive cautiously. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the bracket was welded. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.
On february 13, 2019 my transmission fluid light started flashing, when I was driving home. I stopped to by the fluid but couldn't find out where to fill it up at and the dipstick was stuck. I was driving around 40 MPH.. I took it to my mechanic and asked him to check it out. He said it wasn't the fluid that was the problem it was the transmission. Previous to this the light never flashed and when my check engine light goes on I do get I checked to see it its serious or not.