288 of the 2,417 complaints about the Subaru Forester (11.9%) concern Interior & equipment, making it the model's third-largest problem area. That share is 1.3× the Interior & equipment share across all tracked vehicles.
288Complaints · Interior & equipment
11.9%Share of complaints
1.33×vs. all vehicles
28Last 12 months
4.5%Share involving a crash or fire
1Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Interior & equipment complaints peak with the 2019 model (100, 12% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2024 model (7). 28 Interior & equipment complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 22 in the 12 months before — a steady pace.
Owners most often describe: “windshield”, “cracked”, “rock”, “hit” and “cracks”. 18 of these reports (4.5%) describe a crash or fire, with 1 injury and 1 death mentioned.
1 recall campaign relates to this area, most recently campaign 26V436000 (2026-07-07, model years 2025).
Dear National Transportation Safety Board, I would like to bring a situation that happened to me while driving my 2019 Subaru Forester last Saturday March 7th, 2026 at 10:40am. I was coming back to my house from an errand.
Interior & equipment · 2026-03-13 · ODI 11724205 · Crash
Recently, my mother died in a car accident. A bystander reported that she was driving normally and then suddenly drove off the road. The police investigated and found that the conditions weren't likely to contribute to an accident.
Interior & equipment · 2025-03-07 · ODI 11647040 · Crash · Fire
The affected product is a Kuat Sherpa 2.0 hitch-mounted bicycle rack (2-bike, [1.25" / 2"] receiver), purchased new in January 2023, mounted on a 2022 Subaru Forester.
Interior & equipment · 2026-08-27 · ODI 11759893
Rear hatch glass shattered on April 16th while parked in carport after my wife opened the right rear passenger door, had it replaced by Safelite on April 29th, on July 9th while driving it shattered again, Safelite says that this is a Subaru issue, Subaru…
Interior & equipment · 2026-07-17 · ODI 11751087
The thermo control valve (TCV) failed on my Forester (2020 model year). The failure first manifested on 16 June, 2026, with two warning lights: Eyesight Off, and Check Engine. Next day a related failure occurred, described below.
Interior & equipment · 2026-06-26 · ODI 11746815
Subaru AC component cascading failures, starting 25,000 miles, light driving. July 2023 AC blowing hot. Recharged with dye. Subaru Dealer said no leak found. July 2024 AC expansion valve leaking and was replaced $500.
Interior & equipment · 2026-06-12 · ODI 11743641
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Campaign 26V436000 · 2026-07-07 · Model years: 2025
Summary: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2026 Crosstrek Hybrid, 2025-2026 Forester Hybrid, Forester, and 2019-2026 Ascent vehicles. These vehicles were manufactured with an incorrect Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) on the certification label. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 110, "Tire selection and rims."
Remedy: Subaru will mail a new certification label to owners, free of charge. Owners may also choose to have a dealer install the new label, free of charge. Letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed August 24, 2026. Additional letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRH-26.
How common are Interior & equipment problems on the Subaru Forester?
288 of the 2,417 complaints about the Subaru Forester (11.9%) concern Interior & equipment, making it the model's third-largest problem area. That share is 1.3× the Interior & equipment share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Subaru Forester model years have the most Interior & equipment complaints?
By model year, Interior & equipment complaints peak with the 2019 model (100, 12% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2024 model (7).
Is there a recall for Subaru Forester Interior & equipment problems?
1 recall campaign relates to this area, most recently campaign 26V436000 (2026-07-07, model years 2025).