2024 Subaru Forester problems and recalls

Owners have filed 30 complaints on the 2024 Subaru Forester, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (9 complaints).

30
Complaints
2
Recalls
4
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
1
Injuries
70.0
Severity index

Severity index 70.0 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 70.0p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 9 complaints (30.0%)9 30%Air BagsAir Bags: 7 complaints (23.3%)7 23%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 5 complaints (16.7%)5 17%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 4 complaints (13.3%)4 13%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (6.7%)2 7%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 2 complaints (6.7%)2 7%WheelsWheels: 1 complaints (3.3%)1 3%EngineEngine: 1 complaints (3.3%)1 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER930.0%
AIR BAGS723.3%
VISIBILITY/WIPER516.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE413.3%
STRUCTURE26.7%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING26.7%
WHEELS13.3%
ENGINE13.3%

Complaints filed per year

06132024: 132025: 102026: 7 (partial year)24132526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
202413
202510
2026 (year to date)7

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V72300026/10/2023ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGSubaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2024 Forester vehicles. The engine water pipe may have loose attachment bolts, allowing the pipe to lose its seal and leak coolant.
23V75400009/11/2023POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTSubaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2024 Crosstrek, Impreza, 2023-2024 Forester, and 2023 WRX vehicles. The front driveshaft assemblies' outer race may develop cracks and break.

Other Subaru Forester model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 15 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-10-21. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.