Complaint volume
280 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 Subaru Crosstrek Complaints
280 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek, grouped by component category.
280 Total complaints
6 Crash reports
3 Fire reports
4 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are visibility/wiper, unknown or other, electrical system. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 6 crash reports, 3 fire reports, 4 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 178 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 13,891 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to visibility/wiper, unknown or other, electrical system?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 Subaru Crosstrek?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 Subaru Crosstrek
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How severe are the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek complaints?
6 Crash
3 Fire
4 Injury
0 Fatality
9 Towed
2 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Subaru Crosstrek complaint categories?
VISIBILITY/WIPER 106
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 36
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 26
VISIBILITY 10
STEERING 9
ENGINE 8
POWER TRAIN 8
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 6
STRUCTURE 5
280 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2019 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | CUTS OUT ON ACCELERATING | Crash: No Fire: No | 250 |
| Dec 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC TO COMPLETE STOP, AS I WAS ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE. I HAVE HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT WHEN I WAS BACKING UP TO PARK MY CAR IN MY GARAGE, MY BACK UP CAMERA FROZE WHILE IM STILL IN MOTION THEN THE INFOTAINMENT REBOOTS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,500 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I WOKE UP ONE MORNING AND FOUND MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED. IT'S LITERALLY ABOVE THE DEFROSTER FOR THE GLASS WHEN ITS WINTER. IT SPREAD FOR NO REASON NOTHING WAS THROWN AND I WAS NOT IN ANY ACCIDENT FOR THAT TO CRACK ON IT'S OWN BECAUSE IT WAS COLD. I LIVE IN QUEENS, NY AND WE HAVENT HAD ANY COLD COLD WINTERS YET FOR THAT TO HAVE HAPPENED ON IT OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN I DISCOVERED THE CRACK. I CANT USE THE DEFOGGER BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE THE WINDSHIELD CRACK EVEN MORE! | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | HI. I PURCHASE MY 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK IN OCTOBER OF 18 BECAUSE I DECIDED TO SUCK IT UP AND HAVE A PAYMENT TO ENSURE I HAD A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MYSELF AND FOR MY SON. SINCE WE ALWAYS PURCHASE SUBARUS THROUGH MY WORK, I WENT THAT ROUTE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THEM ESPECIALLY WITH SAFETY. IN MAY OF 2000 19, I WAS DRIVING TO HARRISBURG FOR WORK AND I HAD MY SON WITH ME AND A WHOLE EGG THAT WAS PRESENTING AT THE CONFERENCE WE WERE HEADED TO. ON THE WAY THERE, ON 22 EAST WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION BUT A HIGHWAY, I WENT TO GO AROUND A TRUCK WHERE I ACCELERATED AND WENT TO GO INTO THE SLOWER LANE ONCE I PASSED HIM BUT ALL THE SUDDEN, I LOST COMPLETE POWER AND MY CAR SHUT OFF!!! I HURRIED UP AND GOT IT BACK ON AND SOMEHOW THE TRUCK THAT I JUST PASSED WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER BUT IT WAS SUPER SCARY. SADLY, THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES ON THE STRIP WHERE MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF SO I JUST STAYED IN THE SLOW LANE AND PRAYED WHILE I WAS IN ONE LANE BECAUSE I CALLED SUBARU AND THEY TOLD ME THAT.. I'M JUST RECALLING ALL THIS NOW BECAUSE I GOT THE RECALL IN THE MAIL. I HAD CALLED SUBARU THE WEEK BEFORE I WENT ON THIS TRIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A FEW IGNITION THING. AND THAT I SHOULD GET GAS AND SEE IF ALL THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF BECAUSE ALL THE LIGHTS AND TURN ON AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT IS SHUT OFF. LONG STORY SHORT, THEY KEPT IT FOR ABOUT A THOUSAND MILES TO TEST IT OUT BECAUSE I WAS ADAMANT THAT I DIDN'T WANT IT BACK UNTIL IT WAS SAFE SO THEY REPLACE THE TIRE SENSOR WHICH I HAD KNOWN FOR MY LAST VEHICLE WOULD NOT CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT OFF BUT THEY ASSURED ME THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE EXCEPT FOR THE CONTINUED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE INSIDE THE CAR AND WHERE THE CAR RUNS AT NIGHT EVEN AFTER ITS SHUT OFF. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,000 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THE CONTACT CALLED STATELINE SUBARU AT 508-676-3071 (LOCATED AT 1451 BRAYTON POINT RD, SOMERSET, MA 02725) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BY PHONE AND EMAIL, BUT NO ONE CALLED BACK. THE CONTACT CALLED AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. *LN | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,000 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | CAME OUTSIDE 11/28/19 TO THE CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED FROM THE BASE OF IT UP 4 INCHES, AND 90 DEGREE ANGLE TURN INTO ANOTHER 12 INCH CRACK. | Crash: No Fire: No | 18,900 |
| Nov 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE I DROVE TO WORK AND DIDN'T HEAR OR SEE ANYTHING ABNORMAL WHEN I PARKED MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. ONCE I WAS LEAVING WORK MY WINDSHIELD HAD A SMALL CRACK IN THE LOWER MIDDLE. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 1200 DOLLARS AND MY EXTRA COVERAGE PLAN DOES NOT INCLUDE WINDSHIELDS. WHEN I WASHED MY CAR, THE CRACK EXPANDED UP THE ENTIRE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. NO FORCE OR EXTREME TEMPERATURES WERE EXPERIENCED THAT COULD EXPLAIN TO ME THE UNUSUAL CRACKING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,000 |
| Nov 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WINDSHIELD HAD A SMALL CHIP IN IT (NOT SURE FROM WHAT). OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS THE CHIP HAD SPREAD TO COVER HALF THE WINDSHIELD. I BELIEVE THE CHIP HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,000 |
| Nov 2019 | STEERING | WHEN LANE DEPARTURE SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED,STEERING GETS LOOSE.WHEELS MAY NOT RESPOND TO STEERING WHEEL FOR 1 SECOND.SUBARU SAYS THIS IS NORMAL.I STOPPED USING THE SYSTEM AFTER DRIFTING OFF A 2 LANE COUNTRY ROAD AT 50 M.P.H. I HAVE THIS SYSTEM IN MY TOYOTA,IT DOES NOT NEGATIVELY EFFECT STEERING WHEEL CONTROL. | Crash: No Fire: No | 20 |
| Nov 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE CAR PARKED WAS FOUND WITH A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD (HORIZONTAL CRACK WITHOUT APPARENT REASON). THE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD SEEMED TO OCCUR SPONTANEOUSLY BECAUSE MY REQUESTED POLICE INVESTIGATION DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE ON THE CAUSE OF HARM. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Nov 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THIS CAR WAS LEASED ON JUNE 3, 2009. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED THAT AT SLOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT OR AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR BOGS DOWN AND SHAKES AND BUCKS. SOMETHING LIKE AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER TRYING TO DRIVE A STICK SHIFT AND NOT KNOWING HOW TO SHIFT SMOOTHLY. THE BUCKING IS VERY NOTICEABLE TO EVERYONE IN THE CAR. EVEN PASSENGERS ASK WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS ISSUE IS CONSTANT AND DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER DRIVER. | Crash: No Fire: No | 200 |
| Nov 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS. TWICE IT HAS STOPPED THE CAR FOR NO REASON. I WAS NOT CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I WAS NOT SPEEDING. THE SYSTEM APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSE BOTH MY PASSENGER AND ME TO BE FORCED FORWARD AGAINST THE SEAT BELTS.THE CAR ACTUALLY SKIDDED. WHAT IS WORSE IS THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD NO WARNING THAT I WAS GOING TO BE STOPPED AND ALMOST COULD NOT AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. THIS SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE SHUT IT OFF BUT IT ALWAYS COMES BACK ON WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,000 |
| Nov 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE DRIVING A SMALL ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A CRACK WHICH HAS NOW TRAVELED ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,900 |
| Nov 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING A 5 WEEK OLD VEHICLE DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY, TWO LANE, 55MPH ROAD, THERE WAS A SMALL "TICK" SOUND THAT WAS VERY INSIGNIFICANT. THE PASSENGER POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS NOW A CHIP AND CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE SMALL SOUND, OR OBJECT THAT HIT THE WINDSHIELD WAS LESS SIGNIFICANT THAN SOME BUGS THAT HIT ON A DAILY BASIS. YET IT CHIPPED AND CRACKED THE 5 WEEK OLD CROSSTREK WINDSHIELD. THERE'S NO WAY THIS MINOR THING THAT TOUCHED THE WINDSHIELD SHOULD HAVE LEFT A MARK LET ALONE A CHIP AND CRACKS. LATER IN THE SAME WEEK, OUR OUTBACK THAT WAS PURCHASED THE SAME DAY BRAND NEW HAD THE SAME ISSUE, AND IT LEFT A CHIP AND CRACK.. FROM A VERY INSIGNIFICANT LITTLE SOMETHING THAT BARELY HIT THE WINDSHIELD. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,000 |
| Nov 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY CROSSTREK HAS HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED TWICE SO FAR IN 2019, BOTH DUE TO CRACKS THAT OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION. EACH TIME, THE WINDSHIELD HAD BEEN CRACK FREE BEFORE THE CRACK OCCURRED. BOTH TIMES, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, ALTHOUGH AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS (65 MPH AND 30 MPH). | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,300 |
| Nov 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WINDSHIELD ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAD AN 8 INCH CRACK SUDDENLY FORM WITHOUT HAVING BEEN STRUCK OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. THE CRACK WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE CENTERLINE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,000 |
| Oct 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | PASSENGER FRONT DOOR, CORNER GLASS SPLINTERED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. UNLIKELY, A ROCK OR DEBRIS IMPACT BECAUSE OF LOCATION. POSSIBLE GLASS TEMPERED ISSUE? | Crash: No Fire: No | 14,485 |
| Oct 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD IS ICING OVER WITH FROST WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,400 |
| Oct 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WAS SITTING IN MY CAR WAITING IN A PARKING LOT AND I LOOK OUT MY WINDSHIELD AND A CRACK WAS HAPPENING RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES, I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND HAD AROUND 300 MILES ON IT | Crash: No Fire: No | 312 |
| Oct 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND SMALL PIECE OF DEBRIS OR ROCK HIT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CAUSING A CRACK. THIS CAR HAS DRIVEN ROUGHLY 4300 MILES. SEEMS AS THOUGH THE WINDSHIELD CRACKS TOO EASILY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,300 |
| Oct 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 12/26/2018. I HAVE TWO CHIPS IN THE WINDSHIELD, THE FIRST COMING LESS THAN THREE MONTHS (LESS THAN 6,000 MILES) AFTER PURCHASE AND THE LAST ONE ON 10/9/2019. BOTH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST, ON A 2 LANE STATE HIGHWAY (NJ-RT 70 W) TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH. THE SECOND WAS ON RT 22 NEAR LANCASTER, PA GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. THE FIRST ONE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE SECOND CHIP WILL BE REPAIRED THIS WEEK. BOTH TIMES I HEARD AN OBJECT (PROBABLY DEBRIS/STONE/ETC) STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD AND WITHIN A FEW MILES, NOTICED CHIPS IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT NEEDED PROFESSIONAL REPAIR. I'VE OWNED AT LEAST 7 CARS, AND HAVE NEVER HAD EXPERIENCES WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WOULD CHIP AS FREQUENTLY AS THIS CAR. | Crash: No Fire: No | 13,500 |
| Oct 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SMALL ROCK HIT WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD HAD A LARGE ROCK CHIP DUE TO THIS. SEEMED ODD TO HAVE SUCH A LARGE ROCK CHIP WITH THE SMALL SIZE OF ROCK THAT HIT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 200 |
| Oct 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SMALL CHIPS AND CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD FROM TINY ROCKS HITTING IT WHILE DRIVING AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR ON CITY STREETS AND 70 MILES PER HOUR ON HIGHWAYS. THESE CRACKS HAVE HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES FROM SMALL ROCKS AND DEBRIS. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | HAD A CRACK DEVELOP IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE. HAD SAFELITE AUTOGLASS COME OUT AND REPAIR IT AT $115 OUT OF POCKET. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,000 |
| Oct 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I WAS DRIVING MY 2019 CROSSTREK ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CRACKING NOISE, WHICH I REALIZED CAME FROM A DEEP CHIP THAT APPEARED ON THE LOWER WINDSHIELD. I ASSUMED A VEHICLE AHEAD MUST HAVE KICKED UP A ROCK, AS THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS VEHICLES OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT COULD HAVE FALLEN ON IT ANYWHERE NEARBY. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE CHIP FILLED AND AM KEEPING AN EYE OUT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO SPREAD ANY FURTHER. | Crash: No Fire: No | 29,000 |