2020 Subaru Forester body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 15 complaints for the 2020 Subaru Forester, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 7,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 7,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
I went on an extended road trip and received two cracks in my windshield in a single day. I have owned several cars in my life, and never have had a car with such a sensitive windshield. I would not expect the windshield to crack so easily. I know this is an issue for other similar year subaru models, so I'm thinking it wasn't a coincidence. Both cracks were received on a freeway, moving at 70MPH. Both objects were very small in size, and should have resulted in only minimal damage.
Windshield cracking: I have 7k miles on my 2020 forester and have had to replace the windshield twice already within 2 months of each other. The first time I'm not even sure if I was hit by anything. I had been driving on the highway for a couple hours and I parked it in my driveway. When I came out an hour later the entire windshield was cracked left to right. The second time while driving on the highway, I was hit by a very small pebble that left the tiniest of nicks - initially barely even visible.
Other problems reported for the 2020 Subaru Forester
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 301 complaints
- Electrical system 103 complaints
- Engine 85 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 57 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 32 complaints
- Lane departure 25 complaints
- Cruise control 24 complaints