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2015 Subaru Forester engine problems

136 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2015 Subaru Forester, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
136 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
44,000 miles 105 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
10 and 3
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2015 Subaru Forester Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 44,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 25 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 25 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 18 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 15 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 12 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 44,000 miles
Based on 105 complaints that include mileage. 65% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles25
20k to 40k miles25
40k to 60k miles18
60k to 80k miles15
80k to 100k miles12
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 105 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 65% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 3 fires, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was traveling on the freeway going 65MPH, when with no warning my car's engine stop. I tough it was out of gas, but the computer was telling me I had 30 more miles of fuel. At the time of this accident there was no shoulder to park because of construction on the freeway. This unfortunate event cause 3 other cars to be involved in a car accident. Some how my car was ok, I drove the car back to my house praying that it would not happen again. My husband drove it for a little to see if it will be ok to drive.

Reported at 130,000 miles, April 2021 CrashInjury

On 2 separate occasions was driving my 2015 subaru forester (touring edition) at highway speed, 70 MPH, the car lost power and started decelerating. Luckily both times I was able to get over to the shoulder. The car re-started after awhile. The first time the low fuel light was on but I had over 50 miles left according to fuel sensor. The second time, a month or so later, no low fuel light was on. There were 2 bars left on the fuel gauge.

Reported at 85,000 miles, April 2019

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