Complaint volume
276 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
276 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek, grouped by component category.
276 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 175 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 13,922 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
Build buyer checklist Compare with other years Sends year, make, and model to pre-fill your checklist.
How severe are the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek complaints?
6 Crash
3 Fire
4 Injury
0 Fatality
8 Towed
2 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Subaru Crosstrek complaint categories?
VISIBILITY/WIPER 106
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 36
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 24
VISIBILITY 10
STEERING 9
ENGINE 8
POWER TRAIN 8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 6
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 6
STRUCTURE 5
276 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON, CREATING A LONG CRACK HALFWAY DOWN MY WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, PARKED ON SIDE STREET. MILEAGE WAS AROUND 9,000 MILES. 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,300 |
| Aug 2020 | STRUCTURE | THE PAK PAINT CODE CHIPS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO FIGHT WITH SUBARU TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAINTED AND THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON ISSUE. WITHIN 2 DAYS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE PAINT STARTED CHIPPING OFF. | Crash: No Fire: No | 100 |
| Aug 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | NOTICED WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED STARTING WHERE THE DEFROSTER LINES ARE. DEFROSTER WAS NOT BEING USED THAT DAY THOUGH AS IT WAS 100 DEGREES THAT DAY. DON'T RECALL IT HAPPENING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NOTICED IT AFTER I GOT IN THE CAR TO DRIVE HOME FROM WORK. | Crash: No Fire: No | 13,500 |
| Aug 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | A SMALL CRACK IN THE LOWER DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD APPEARED WITH NO KNOWN REASON. IT HAS NOW SPREAD LARGER. ONLY 2 DRIVERS AND BOTH DENY EVER HEARING A ROCK OR REASON FOR THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE WITH NO KNOWN CRACK AND THE NEXT MORNING A CRACK APPEARED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,000 |
| Aug 2020 | ENGINE | VEHICLE IN MOTION ,ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING , AND COLLIDED INTO A TREE LOCATED ON CURB OF SIDEWALK, NO INJURIES TO 2 OCCUPANTS WEARING SEATBELTS, MAJOR DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE. NO EXPLANATION FOR VEHICLE MOVING UNEXPECTLY | Crash: Yes Fire: No | 1,500 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | SOME TIME THIS CAR ACELERACIN MORE LIKE PUT MORE FULL, I START TO NOTICE WHEN I WAS DRIVEN IN THE SPECIFIC SPEED AND THE CAR START TO PUT MORE FULL AND SPEED MORE THAN I WAS | Crash: No Fire: No | 22,000 |
| Jul 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE, A CRACK FORMED ON MY WINDSHIELD. IT STARTED PRECISELY AT THE BASE AND WENT UPWARD CLEANLY ABOUT 4 INCHES. NO OBJECTS HIT THE WINDSHIELD, AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR CRACKS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 34,000 |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE AUTO LOCK FUNCTION HAS MYSTERIOUSLY STOPPED WORKING. TRADITIONALLY, AUTO LOCK WILL WORK AS THE CAR BEGINS TO ROLL RIGHT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. AFTER STARTUP IN MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE AUTO LOCKS MYSTERIOUSLY STOPPED ENGAGING AS THEY ALWAYS HAD BEFORE. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND NOW THE AUTO-LOCK FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK ALL TOGETHER. THE AUTO SHOP HAS LOOKED AT IT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY CANNOT SOLVE THIS ISSUE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 30,000 |
| Jul 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHEN ACCELERATING RPM DISPLAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2-3 THOUSAND RPMS STARTS TO JOLT AND THE RPM NEEDLE BOUNCES UP AND DOWN AS THE ACCELERATION CONTINUES!! THE VEHICLE DOES THIS WHEN GOING FROM A FULL STOPPED POSITION TO ACCELERATING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,542 |
| Jul 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V743000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED ISLAND SUBARU (1257 HYLAN BLVD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10305 (718)697-6000) WHERE THE APPOINTMENT WAS CANCELLED THREE TIMES AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | VERY SMALL ROCK HIT WINDSHIELD ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSED A GOOD SIZED CHIP. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE WINDSHIELDS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR BREAKING TOO EASILY ON THIS SUBARU MODEL. | Crash: No Fire: No | 19,000 |
| Jul 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I PURCHASED THIS AFTERMARKET DEVICE ON AMAZON IN MAY. NOT ONLY DOES THIS DEVICE NOT WORK BUT I AM CONCERN OF THE INHERENT DANGERS OF THIS PRODUCT. I SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME ON THE PHONE WITH SUBARU OF AMERICA WHO STATED THIS TYPE OF DEVICE SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR BOTH SAFETY AND WARRANTY REASONS. SUBARU POINTED THIS OUT TO ME IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL. WE ALSO DISCUSSED HOW THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANY VEHICLE AS MOST VEHICLES WARN AGAINST SPENDING TIME NEAR THE EXHAUST. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS PRODUCT, BESTAUTO AIR JACK EXHAUST 3 TON INFLATABLE CAR JACK OFF-ROAD EXHAUST AIR JACK 4X4' USES A BLACK RUBBER CONE PLACED OVER THE EXHAUST OF A RUNNING CAR TO INFLATE THE BALLOON/JACK DEVICE. ONE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY HOLD THIS BLACK CONE OVER THE EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN THE SEAL. THIS MEANS ONE WOULD HAVE THEIR NOSE AND MOUTH NEAR THE EXHAUST. BOTH AS A CUSTOMER AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, I HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PRODUCT. I MADE THESE CONCERNS TO BOTH AMAZON AND BESTAUTO IN WRITING, 'DEAR BESTAUTO, AS REQUESTED, I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THIS ITEM. IT DOES NOT WORK. I SEPARATELY EMAILED YOU A VIDEO SHOWING THE SAME THING, THAT THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT WORK. ADDITIONALLY, THE MANUFACTURER OF MY VEHICLE, SUBARU, STATED NOTHING SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE PATH OF THE EXHAUST. THESE ARE FOR SAFETY REASONS. I HAVE ALSO ATTACHED PICTURES OF THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. | Crash: No Fire: No | 28,796 |
| Jun 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | EYE SIGHT NOTIFICATION AND ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND WE LOST POWER STEERING WHILST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,800 |
| Jun 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THERE'S A CRACK THAT STARTS ABOUT AN INCH FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE EDGE ENDING NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. A SMALL CRACK APPEARED ON THE EDGE THE MORNING AFTER A LONG TRIP AND WITHIN THE SAME DAY SPREAD ALL THE WAY TO THE CENTER. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 18,000 |
| Jun 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SMALL PEBBLE FROM ROADWAY (TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH) CAUSED SIGNIFICANT CRACK TO PROPAGATE ACROSS WINDSHIELD. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,000 |
| Jun 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WINDSHIELD CONTINUOUSLY ACCUMULATES SMALL CHIPS IN THE ROAD-FACING SURFACE OF THE GLASS. SOME CHIPS FROM LARGE ROCKS ARE TO BE EXPECTED, BUT THERE ARE FAR, FAR MORE SMALL CHIPS THAN CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY LARGE ROCKS HITTING THE GLASS. THESE CHIPS APPEAR TO OCCUR WHEN SOMETHING AS SMALL AS GRIT FROM ROAD SANDING (DURING SNOW) HITS THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH EYESIGHT TECHNOLOGY. WHEN SUNLIGHT OR HEADLIGHTS CATCH THESE CHIPS AT CERTAIN ANGLES, LIGHT IS REFLECTED TOWARDS THE EYESIGHT CAMERAS. THIS CAUSES THE EYESIGHT SYSTEM TO SUDDENLY ALERT THAT AN OBJECT MAY BE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION, THIS LIGHT REFLECTION OCCURRED FOR A LONG ENOUGH DURATION THAT THE CAR APPLIED THE BRAKES IN AN EFFORT TO STOP. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 20,000 |
| Jun 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SUSTAINED VERY SMALL STONE CHIP BELOW PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO SPREAD FURTHER WHILE DRIVING TO ABOUT 50% OF THE WAY UP THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED MORE STONE CHIPS AND CRACKS AS A RESULT OF THIS WINDSHIELD SITUATION. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 28,000 |
| Jun 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE BOTTOM UP, TWICE WITHIN 9 MONTHS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO REPLACE IT FOR FREE. THE SECOND WINDSHIELD HAS ONLY BEEN INSTALLED FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. PICTURE ATTACHED IS THE SECOND CRACK. FIRST CRACK STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE. IT WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE AND I CAME OUT AFTER WORK TO A CRACK 4-6 INCHES LONG. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,000 |
| Jun 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I PURCHASED MY 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK HYBRID ON 5/31/19. I HAD THE FIRST INCIDENCE OF THE ?ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON? IN OCTOBER 9, 2019. AS I WAS BETWEEN TOWNS IN RURAL NORTHERN NY, AND 75 MILES FROM HOME THIS WAS SCARY. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE OIL AND FLUIDS (ALL WERE OK), AND CALLED THE DEALER. THEY SAID I COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT DAY WHEN I GOT HOME. SO I CONTINUED TO MY NEXT DESTINATION AND SHUT OFF THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS DURING OUR HAIRCUTS. THEN WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE PROBLEM RECURRED. I DROVE PART WAY HOME THAT WAY AND WE STOPPED AT A RESTAURANT FOR SUPPER. WHEN WE RESUMED OUR TRIP AFTER SUPPER THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE GONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, OCTOBER 10. THEY COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS NOT THEN OCCURRING. SUBSEQUENTLY THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON 12/20, 12/21, AND 12/22/19. AND ON 1/16/20 THE HEADLIGHTS WOULDN?T WORK! ON FEBRUARY 12, 2020 THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN. I HAVE VISITED THE DEALER FOUR MORE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM ? ON 11/19/19, 12 /12/19, 12/20/19, AND 1/2/20. DURING THAT TIME THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON 2019 CROSSTREK HYBRIDS. HE ASKED ME, AND I AGREED, TO BE ONE OF A DOZEN CROSSTREK OWNERS IN THE US TO HAVE MONITORING HARDWARE INSTALLED TO READ THE ELECTRONIC CODES WHICH RESULTED WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. ON FEBRUARY 12, 2020 THE PROBLEM RECURRED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO LET THEM KNOW. ON MAY 7TH 2020, THE PROBLEM RECURRED YET AGAIN. BARSTOW?S SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED ME TO ARRANGE FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR 6/8/20. THE PURPOSE WAS TO UPDATE THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH A ?FIX? DERIVED FROM THE STUDY IN WHICH I PARTICIPATED IN DEC 2019-JANUARY 2020. THE NEXT DAY, JUNE 9, I STARTED THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED! *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,600 |
| Jun 2020 | VISIBILITY,VISIBILITY/WIPER | CRACKED WINDSHIELD. AS I DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AROUND 65MPH, SMALL ROCK HIT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER WINDOW UNDER WIPER BLADE. AND CRACKED I HAD WINDSHIELD REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET SUBARU WINDSHIELD. THIS WINDSHIELD HAS ALREADY SCRATCHED FROM THE WIPER BLADE WHICH IS BRAND NEW AND HAS LITTLE FEW LITTLE CHIPS IN IT. . *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Jun 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | VEHICLE HAS BEEN STUTTERING FROM ACCELERATION FOR AWHILE NOW. NOTICEABLE MORE WHEN GOING AROUND 60MPH WHEN SLOWING DOWN. IT HAS DONE FOR ABOUT YEAR OFF AND ON. HAVE TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FEW TIMES STATED NOTHING WRONG FIRST TIME. SECOND RESET SOMETHING WORKED FOR FEW DAYS I THOUGHT BUT STILL DOES OFF AND ON. FEELS LIKE IT DOESN'T GET ENOUGH FUEL. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2020 | SEATS | AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AT A RED LIGHT MY DRIVER'S SEAT SLID FORWARD VERY FAST PINNING ME AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. AT THAT TIME MY LEG WAS FOLDED CAUSE I WAS UP AGAINST DASH AND IT MADE ME SLAM MY BRAKES ON VERY FAST AND QUICK. I AM LUCKY MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS AT THE TIME OR I WOULD HAVE WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE NEXT DAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY SEAT SLID FORWARD A LITTLE BUT LOCKED INTO THE NEXT SPOT. I HAD GOTTEN A HOLD OF SUBARU AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT BUT THEY CANNOT SEE ME FOR A WEEK. IT IS VERY UNSAFE SOMEONE COULD REALLY GET HURT. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,000 |
| Jun 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH, A SMALL ROCK POPPED UP AND HIT MY WINDSHIELD IMMEDIATELY CAUSING AN APPROXIMATE ONE INCH CHIP IN THE GLASS. APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS LATER, THE CHIP EXPANDED TO AN ALMOST 12 INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. A SMALL ROCK SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THAT MUCH DAMAGED TO ANY WINDSHIELD. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,000 |
| Jun 2020 | POWER TRAIN | AT TIMES VEHICLE HAS STUTTERED ACCELERATION OR DELAYED ACCELERATION. THIS IS VERY NOTICEABLE AFTER CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR MORE THAT AN HOUR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. TWICE I HAVE TAKEN MY SUBARU IN TO HAVE IT LOOK AT ONCE ON 1/2020 AND AGAIN 5/2020. SUBARU HAS RECORDED AS ISSUE TWICE OVER 517 MILES. AT TECHLINE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN OPENED UP. THEY THINK THIS IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE. THEY HAVE DEEMED THIS NORMAL OPERATION AND SAFE TO DRIVE. MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM AND ITS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY SUBARU. THIS IS A NEW CAR WITH 14307 MILES ON IT. THIS ACCELERATION ISSUE HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY AND AROUND TOWN AT 35 MPH. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 14,307 |
| May 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON DRIVERS SIDE. SITTING AT A GAS STATION. PULLED IN CAR WAS FINE, FILLED TANK, GOT BACK IN, CRACK WAS THERE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,500 |