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Subaru Xv Crosstrek Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 264 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Subaru Xv Crosstrek (2013–2017). The most-complained-about year is 2013.

3
safety recalls, all years
264
owner complaints, all years
2013
year with most recalls
2013
year with most complaints

Pick your Subaru Xv Crosstrek model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2017 Subaru Xv Crosstrek03
2016 Subaru Xv Crosstrek03
2015 Subaru Xv Crosstrek179
2014 Subaru Xv Crosstrek081
2013 Subaru Xv Crosstrek298

What Subaru Xv Crosstrek owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 264 complaints with NHTSA. The 2013 model year has the most, with 98.

All Subaru Xv Crosstrek recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Subaru Xv Crosstrek, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 18V772000 Reported 165,534 vehicles potentially affected Subaru of America, Inc.

    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2012-2014 Subaru Impreza, 2012-2013 Impreza Stationwagon, 2013 Subaru BRZ, XV Crosstrek and Toyota Scion FR-S vehicles. The engine valve springs in these vehicles may fracture causing an engine malfunction or a possible engine stall.

    Remedy: Subaru will notify their owners. Toyota will notify the FR-S owners. Dealers will replace the valve springs, free of charge. The recall began December 26, 2018. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at…

    Model years: 2013

  2. Crash imminent braking (forward collision avoidance) and switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 15V366000 Reported 71,710 vehicles potentially affected Subaru of America, Inc.

    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015 Legacy vehicles manufactured March 10, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Outback vehicles manufactured February 24, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Impreza vehicles manufactured September 9, 2014, to April 14, 2015, XV Crosstrek vehicles manufactured October 16, 2014, to April 15,…

    Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the driver assist system, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2015. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this…

    Model years: 2015

  3. Equipment and electrical system

    NHTSA 13V061000 Reported 47,419 vehicles potentially affected Subaru of America, Inc.

    Subaru is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with an automatic or CVT transmission and an Audiovox remote engine starter (RES) accessory, certain model year 2012-2013 Impreza vehicles equipped with a CVT transmission and an Audiovox remote engine starter (RES) accessory, and certain model year…

    Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the RES key fobs, free of charge. The recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783 for more information.

    Model years: 2013

Other Subaru models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.