2018 Subaru Forester air bags problems
124 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2018 Subaru Forester, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 124 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 12,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 30 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 44 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 12,000 miles, and 89% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was in an accident in which a car t-boned my passenger side. No airbags deployed and we suffered injury as a result. The other car that hit us had all air bags deployed. This was a malfunction in the subaru I drive. The accident occurred while I was in motion going 40MPH and a car hit me after running a red light going 45MPH
When my husband shuts off the car, gets out and refuels, I remain seated in the passenger seat. He starts the car and drives off. The passenger airbag light reads that the airbag is off even though I am seated in the passenger seat. The first time it happened starlink told us to take the car in to be checked,but the didn't find anything wrong with it. This has happened so many times that I get out when he gets gas, so we don't have to pull over on the highway and shut off and get out to reactivate the airbag.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Subaru Forester
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 157 complaints
- Electrical system 71 complaints
- Engine 32 complaints
- Cruise control 30 complaints
- Seats 30 complaints
- Steering 25 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 21 complaints
- Fuel system 21 complaints