Subaru WagonYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 8 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Subaru Wagon.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Subaru Wagon years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Wagon median. Tap a year for its full report.

'76'77'91'02'03
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Subaru Wagon problems

All model years combined: 8 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
Fuel system, gasoline20
Engine and engine cooling10
Exterior lighting10
Fuel system, other10
Service brakes, hydraulic10
Structure10
Air bags11
Wheels10
1 recall

Subaru Wagon recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.