32 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Unknown Or Other · verdict BUY 83/100
“Replaced battery 3 times. Believe this car has the parasitic battery issue. Attached on of the bills. Looking for the other 2.”NHTSA complaint, 2023 Subaru Crosstrek owner
“the rear brakes keep engaging while the car is driving. we purchased the car in November 2022. this happened in December 2024 & at the time a dealership in [XXX] area (where my son attended college), said it was an issue and replaced parts in the brake system. yesterday while we were driving back from [XXX] to Houston - the brakes started to make loud squeaking noise as if they were engaged and the brake light k”NHTSA complaint, 2023 Subaru Crosstrek owner
“I was driving today January 30th 2026 on the road going 35 mph into the sunlight and all of the sudden my vehicle acted like I slammed on my brakes and I jerked forward almost hitting my chin in the steering wheel. Luckily no one was close behind me or I could have easily been hit. There was nothing in front of me so emergency brakes should not have deployed.”NHTSA complaint, 2023 Subaru Crosstrek owner
On the federal record it scores 83/100: 32 owner complaints (10.67 per year on the road) and 0 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Unknown Or Other, with 11 of 35 categorised reports.
The 2023 Subaru Crosstrek scored 83/100 on the federal record.