Best and worst years for the Subaru Forester

Of the 29 model years of the Subaru Forester with enough data to compare, the 2019 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (1,026), and the 2008 has the fewest (27).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1998	102
1999	100
2000	64
2001	111
2002	58
2003	85
2004	57
2005	35
2006	53
2007	42
2008	27
2009	108
2010	135
2011	98
2012	83
2013	52
2014	383
2015	620
2016	411
2017	615
2018	572
2019	1,026
2020	786
2021	290
2022	147
2023	114
2024	45
2025	136
2026	42

What stands out

The 2019 stands out, with about 10.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2019 and 2020. Or the years with the fewest: 2008 and 2005.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	42	42
2025	136	136
2024	45	45
2023	114	114
2022	147	147
2021	290	290
2020	786	818
2019	1,026	1,089
2018	572	687
2017	615	812
2016	411	627
2015	620	899
2014	383	576
2013	52	95
2012	83	140
2011	98	195
2010	135	307
2009	108	228
2008	27	67
2007	42	93
2006	53	121
2005	35	105
2004	57	270
2003	85	238
2002	58	109
2001	111	169
2000	64	95
1999	100	156
1998	102	138