2025 Subaru CrosstrekProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 49 owner complaints about the 2025 Subaru Crosstrek, most often about the lane departure. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

2025 Subaru Crosstrek

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through November 10, 2026. Updated daily. Photo: RL GNZLZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Where the 2025 Subaru Crosstrek has problems

49 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Lane departure110
Visibility80
Electrical system70
Forward collision avoidance61
Air bags43
Steering40
Visibility/wiper40
Exterior lighting20
Power train10
9 other systems93

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2025 Subaru Crosstrek recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2025 vs. every other Crosstrek year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Crosstrek median. How we score

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  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
NHTSA crash tests

2025 Subaru Crosstrek safety ratings

2025 Subaru Crosstrek SW AWD in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program. Photos are from NHTSA's crash tests.

★★★★★Overall rating
2025 Subaru Crosstrek frontal crash test, NHTSA
Frontal crash★★★★★
2025 Subaru Crosstrek side barrier test, NHTSA
Side barrier★★★★★
2025 Subaru Crosstrek side pole test, NHTSA
Side pole★★★★★
  • Rollover: 4 stars (16.4% risk)
  • Stability control: Standard
  • Forward collision warning: Standard
  • Lane departure warning: Standard
In owners' words

What Crosstrek owners report

Recent lane departure complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

There is a significant wobble and wobble noise coming from my front driver side suspension. My vehicle does not feel stable the whole car kind of wobbles back-and-forth when turning, which is a major safety concern. The dealership just keeps saying everything looks fine visually I’ve had 6…
Complaint 11776477 · Nov 7, 2026
While driving on a road with a round about as I entered into the round about turn the vehicle lane keeping assist pulled the wheels and caused me to slam into the curb damaging the passenger side front and back wheel. It shoved the front wheel back into the inner fender wheel well and made the…
Complaint 11753387 · Jul 28, 2026
Suddenly lost power steering, almost impossible to steer car to shoulder lane and stop. the car was taken to Fitzgerald Subaru, where technician found fault code C2532. Failure in Steering Gearbox assembly. Per Subaru techline case 260518-1300094. Advised to replace assembly. Parts used/replaced:…
Complaint 11744713 · Jun 17, 2026

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