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Subaru XT6Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Subaru XT6.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints5Top: SteeringSafety recalls21988–1993 model years

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

Best & worst years

Subaru XT6 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 XT6 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'88'89'90'91'92'93
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
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1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1991Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1990Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1989Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1988Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Subaru XT6 problems

All model years combined: 5 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
Steering50
2 recalls

Subaru XT6 recalls

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

–Power train: manual transmission94V-052 · 1990–1993 · Mar 23, 1994 · 31,295 vehicles–Hydraulic power assist: pump91V-193 · 1988–1991 · Nov 12, 1991 · 13,000 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the XT6

  1. POWER STEERING FAILUREEA91037 · 1988–1990 · closed Nov 22, 1991
    Led to recall 91V-193
  2. POWER STEERING FAILUREPE91071 · 1988–1990 · closed Aug 29, 1991
    No recall