Major Problems with 2016 Subaru Forester Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2016 Subaru Forester

2016 Subaru Forester VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 2 Mileage: 70 miles

2016 Subaru Forester SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 1 Mileage: 2800 miles

2016 Subaru Forester AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 600 miles

Browse 2016 Subaru Forester complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN and OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Subaru Forester owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS takata recall vehicle accellerated brakes did not stop vehicle accident took place injuring my wife physically emotionally & psychologically. air...	49 ~ 39156 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER models w/ manual climite control: very hard to see settings especially in day time and if need to adjust while	30 ~ 23186 miles
POWER TRAIN when you go from reverse to drive there is a lag time in the transmission. or if you go from...	21 ~ 28624 miles
ENGINE my sister and i bought this car on mar. 25 2016. on april 6 2016 the car stalled on her...	21 ~ 27964 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my 2016 subaru lost all power 160 miles from my home on interstate 40 in lexington north carolina.....i was sold...	21 ~ 27244 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL the car was being driven in a residential area. the driver stopped to make a u-turn then slowly started to...	16 ~ 17166 miles
SERVICE BRAKES in a closed parking lot i was getting ready to park in a space. with my foot on the brake...	15 ~ 14604 miles
OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR > AIR BAGS subaru is knowingly building its cars with faulty passenger side air bag sensors which will randomly turn off the air...	9 ~ 36132 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i've had the same issue happen on 2 separate occasions (october and november 2016) - while driving the car i...	7 ~ 29486 miles
STEERING the car was being driven in a residential area. the driver stopped to make a u-turn then slowly started to...	7 ~ 12410 miles
SEATS subaru is knowingly building its cars with faulty passenger side air bag sensors which will randomly turn off the air...	6 ~ 25150 miles
WHEELS the base model steel wheel has a trough running around the inside of the wheel two inches wide and one...	6 ~ 8179 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM at low speed (under 15 mph) a hesitation occurs causing the vehicle to loose acceleration power for as long as...	5 ~ 33816 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER my car was parked and the window suddenly shattered for no reason. if i had been driving this could have...	5 ~ 21625 miles
SUSPENSION while traveling at speeds above 25 mph in mild to moderate winter conditions the rear end is fishtailing and pushing...	4 ~ 27762 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2016 subaru forester was rated by insurance inst for highway safety as poor for headlights. having driven on dark country...	4 ~ 21100 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the tailgate on my 2016 forester is so low when opened that i hit my head on it every time...	4 ~ 15375 miles
SEAT BELTS this used vehicle was purchased from a dealer as a "great buy" with 74589 miles on may 23 2018. less...	3 ~ 47580 miles
FRONT PASSENGER > OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR subaru is knowingly building its cars with faulty passenger side air bag sensors which will randomly turn off the air...	2 ~ 20050 miles
TIRES 2016 subaru forester. consumer writes in regards to excessive wear on vehicle tires. *ld the consumer stated the outer edges	2 ~ 17000 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS keep getting message "srs airbag system needs to be checked" while driving. dealer wants to replace the set sensor at...	1 ~ 41000 miles
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL > FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2016 subaru forester. consumer writes in regards to vehicle eyesight system problems frontal collision avoidance system and adaptive cruise control...	1
STRUCTURE 2016 subaru forester. consumer writes in regards to vehicle instrument panel impossible to see on sunny days. *smd the consumer...	1
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE 2016 subaru forester. consumer writes in regards to vehicle rear hatch does not raise high enough above his head to	1

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