Subaru Forester Recalls & Problems by Year

Owner complaints by model year

Recalls by model year

The red bar marks the 2019 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

Year	Recalls	Owner complaints	Crashes	Safety rating
2026 Subaru Forester	4	34	0	n/a
2025 Subaru Forester	3	99	13	n/a
2024 Subaru Forester	2	31	5	n/a
2023 Subaru Forester	1	74	8	n/a
2022 Subaru Forester	1	100	8	n/a
2021 Subaru Forester	0	214	16	n/a
2020 Subaru Forester	0	604	26	n/a
2019 Subaru Forester	3	834	37	n/a
2018 Subaru Forester	3	498	26	n/a
2017 Subaru Forester	1	593	40	n/a
2016 Subaru Forester	3	416	40	n/a
2015 Subaru Forester	3	616	53	n/a
2014 Subaru Forester	2	403	48	n/a
2013 Subaru Forester	12	78	13	n/a
2012 Subaru Forester	15	106	15	n/a
2011 Subaru Forester	16	147	21	n/a
2010 Subaru Forester	17	262	21	n/a
2009 Subaru Forester	17	178	19	n/a
2008 Subaru Forester	1	50	5	n/a
2007 Subaru Forester	1	74	13	n/a
2006 Subaru Forester	2	88	12	n/a
2005 Subaru Forester	1	93	15	n/a
2004 Subaru Forester	2	219	13	n/a
2003 Subaru Forester	3	189	17	n/a
2002 Subaru Forester	1	88	21	n/a
2001 Subaru Forester	0	139	31	n/a
2000 Subaru Forester	0	75	7	n/a
1999 Subaru Forester	1	131	5	n/a
1998 Subaru Forester	1	101	7	n/a

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