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2017 Subaru Crosstrek problems

Owners have filed 132 complaints about the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek with NHTSA. Visibility/wiper accounts for 16.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 12.9%. A further 25.0% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints132

Crashes12

Fires4

Injuries12

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Unknown or other 25.0% · 33

Visibility/wiper 16.7% · 22

Electrical system 12.9% · 17

Power train 9.8% · 13

Engine 7.6% · 10

Steering 3.8% · 5

Service brakes 3.8% · 5

Wheels 3.0% · 4

Severity

Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 12 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 6 model years of the Subaru Crosstrek in this data, 2017 draws comparatively few complaints; 2019 is the outlier year.

Filings have fallen off, 15 in the last three years against 71 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 26,000 miles.

In owners' own words

My windshield had several cracks, that should not have been able to be produced so easily. Within a couple of weeks of owning my 2017 Crosstrek, a pebble hit my windshield at a rather low force and cracked the windshield. Then the crack traveled all the way down. Then another crack mysteriously appeared in a different spot. I have never experienced a windshield so weak. I had to have it replaced. Visibility/wiper · reported at 40,000 miles

Was driving on city street with fairly high traffic. Very heavy rain and humidity. I turned on defogger and the windshield got increasingly more fogged up. The defogger did not clear the windshield. I had to drive at 20 mpg to avoid a collision. I brought the car to the dealership and was told nothing was wrong with the defogger. The car is two weeks old. Visibility/wiper · reported at 200 miles

The windshield cracked during the summer for no apparent reason, no obvious signs of chip in windshield surface. Crack starts upper middle edge of glass, down passed rearview mirror, then half way across passenger side, about 1/3 way down from top. We are getting it replaced now. Visibility/wiper · reported at 27,800 miles

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

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Other Subaru Crosstrek years

2016 164 complaints · 22.6% electrical system 2018 255 complaints · 25.1% visibility/wiper 2019 362 complaints · 31.2% visibility/wiper 2021 159 complaints · 18.2% visibility/wiper 2024 140 complaints · 10.7% forward collision avoidance

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