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2015 Subaru Forester fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 57 complaints for the 2015 Subaru Forester, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
57 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
52,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 1
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2015 Subaru Forester Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 52,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 52,000 miles
Based on 42 complaints that include mileage. 57% 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 miles11
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 42 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 5 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

Car was driven out of new car dealer without incident by driver with 50 plus years experience. Approximately three to four miles into trip car experienced sudden unintended acceleration after going through a traffic light. Car proceeded into wooded area and hit tree causing lower leg injuries to driver and moderate to severe damage to car. Driver was not entrapped upon emt arrival. Engine returned to normal idle speed. Driver is confident car has problem with vehicle speed control and /or engine computer.

Reported at 57 miles, May 2015 CrashInjury

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