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2018 Subaru Forester drivetrain & axles problems

21 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2018 Subaru Forester, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
21 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
4,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2018 Subaru Forester Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 4,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 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: 4,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 90% 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 miles9
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 10 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 4,000 miles, and 90% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Forester. The contact stated she was parking in a parking space when the vehicle accelerated at a very high speed without any warning causing the driver to crash into a building. When the vehicle came to a complete stop, the contact shifted the vehicle into reversed and the vehicle accelerated backward at very high-speed once again causing the contact to hit another building. The contact was the only person that was injured. The contact was uncertain if a police report was filed.

Reported at 4,000 miles, June 2022 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 subaru forester. While driving over 40 MPH, the vehicle shook violently and vibrated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (suburban subaru, 1821 maplelawn dr, troy, mi) where it was diagnosed that the failure was caused by a build up of dirt and debris in the wheels and wheel wells. The contact was advised to power wash the wheels and wheel wells to prevent the failure from recurring. In addition, the engine idled while the vehicle was on a slight incline.

Reported at 2,500 miles, December 2017

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