2025 Subaru Crosstrek problems, complaints & recalls
NHTSA has received 44 owner complaints about the 2025 Subaru Crosstrek, or 24.6 per year on the road — fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.61, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 86 model-year 2025 vehicles we track, it ranks #44 of 86 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Subaru models its rate is 32% lower; against other Subcompact SUVs it is 8% higher.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Complaints filed between 2025-01-04 and 2026-09-30. Median delay from incident to filing: 9 days.
Analysis
The previous model year (2024) drew 43.0 complaints per year, more than this one. The following model year (2026) drew 9.0 per year, fewer than this one.
The most common problem area is Body & structure (22.7% of complaints), followed by Driver-assist systems (20.5%) and Unspecified or other (18.2%). Body & structure complaints are 2.5 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 3 reports (6.8%) describe a crash or fire; owners mention 3 injuries and 0 deaths.
Half of the reported incidents happened within 11 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the first year (61% of incidents). In the last 12 months 31 new complaints were filed, versus 13 in the 12 months before — up 138%.
NHTSA lists no safety recalls for this model year.
Complaint index
- vs. all tracked vehicles0.61
- vs. other Subaru models0.68
- vs. other 2025 models0.51
- vs. other Subcompact SUVs1.08
- #44 of 86 · 2025Rankings ›
1.00 means the same rate as the comparison group. 2.00 means twice as many complaints per year on the road.
What owners complain about
vs. all vehicles: 1.00 = All-vehicle average
Problem areas: Body & structure · Unspecified or other · Electrical · Engine · Transmission / powertrain
When complaints were filed
- Crashes reported: 3
- Fires reported: 0
- Injuries: 3
- Deaths: 0
Vehicle age at incident
Median age at incident: 11 months
What owners report
My daughter was driving her car and another car pulled right in front of her from behind a wall. The damage to my daughter’s car is all at the front and the automatic braking mechanism did not work, in addition, non of the airbags deployed which caused my…
The contact owns a 2025 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH with his wife inside the vehicle, the contact experienced a medical emergency and blacked out, causing the vehicle to accelerate to approximately 70 MPH.
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.
I leased. 2025 Subaru Crosstrek Premium last May and after I drove it for a few days I discovered the driver side mirror was shaking and made it impossible to see traffic clearly, especially at night.
I am reporting a possible power train/drivetrain issue with a 2025 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness. At steady highway speeds, most noticeably around 72–76 mph under light accelerator load, the vehicle produces a persistent high-frequency ringing/whining tone…
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Segment peers · 2025 · Subcompact SUVs
| Models | Complaints | Complaints per year on the road | Complaint index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Kia Seltos | 13 | 7.3 | 0.18 |
| 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross | 21 | 11.7 | 0.29 |
| 2025 Mazda CX-30 | 26 | 14.5 | 0.36 |
| 2025 Hyundai Kona | 29 | 16.2 | 0.4 |
| 2025 Subaru Crosstrek | 44 | 24.6 | 0.61 |
| 2025 Honda HR-V | 47 | 26.3 | 0.65 |
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year.
Investigations
No NHTSA investigation covers the tracked model years.