Vehicle report
2009 SUBARU FORESTER
Reported problems
178 complaints · median 57000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 39 |
| ENGINE | 27 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 22 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 19 |
| SEATS | 15 |
| POWER TRAIN | 11 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 11 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 11 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 8 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 7 |
| SUSPENSION | 6 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 4 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 3 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| VISIBILITY | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 2 |
| WHEELS | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.