2025 Subaru Crosstrek problems, complaints & recalls
Updated from NHTSA data · How we count
Owners have filed 44 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Subaru Crosstrek, most often about driver assistance & safety tech. There are 0 recalls for this model year.
- Complaints
- 44
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 3
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Median mileage
- 8,000 mi at time of problem
Key facts
- Driver Assistance & Safety Tech is the most-reported problem area, named in 14 of 44 complaints (32%).
- Visibility & Wipers (12) and electrical system (5) follow.
- Half of the complaints that list mileage happened before 8,000 mi.
- Owners reported 3 crashes, 0 fires and 3 injuries.
- It ranks 9th of 12 Subaru Crosstrek model years by our severity-weighted complaint score (1st = worst).
- That is 63% fewer complaints than the 2024 model year (120).
2025 Subaru Crosstrek problems by category
- Other / Unknown14 complaints
- Driver Assistance & Safety Tech · 1 crash14 complaints
- Visibility & Wipers12 complaints
- Electrical System5 complaints
- Airbags · 3 crashes4 complaints
- Steering3 complaints
- Lighting2 complaints
- Seats & Seat Belts · 1 crash2 complaints
- Fuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion1 complaints
- Brakes · 1 crash1 complaints
- Transmission & Drivetrain1 complaints
- Body & Structure · 1 crash1 complaints
A complaint can mention more than one problem area, so categories add up to more than the total.
Most-reported components
| Component (as filed with NHTSA) | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Unknown or other | 13 |
| Lane departure: assist | 7 |
| Visibility:rearview mirrors/devices:exterior | 6 |
| Electrical system | 5 |
| Visibility/wiper | 4 |
| Air bags | 4 |
| Forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking | 3 |
| Lane departure: warning | 3 |
When problems happen (mileage)
2025 Subaru Crosstrek recalls (0)
No recalls on file.
Recent 2025 Subaru Crosstrek complaints
Excerpts of the newest owner complaints, lightly cleaned of personal details. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
- Filed Sep 30, 2026CACrash1 injuredTowedAirbagsBrakesDriver Assistance & Safety Tech
My daughter was driving her car and another car pulled right in front of her from behind a wall. The damage to my daughter’s car is all at the front and the automatic braking mechanism did not work, in addition, non of the airbags deployed which caused my daughter to have injuries to her legs. Towing service was puzzled when they saw the damage and the airbags had not deployed.
NHTSA complaint #11768188 · source - Filed Jul 28, 2026KYDriver Assistance & Safety TechSteering
While driving on a road with a round about as I entered into the round about turn the vehicle lane keeping assist pulled the wheels and caused me to slam into the curb damaging the passenger side front and back wheel. It shoved the front wheel back into the inner fender wheel well and made the vehicle unable to be driven. I tried to counter steer to prevent slamming into the curb but there was no response from the vehicle.
NHTSA complaint #11753387 · source - Filed Jul 21, 2026TNVisibility & Wipers
I leased. 2025 Subaru Crosstrek Premium last May and after I drove it for a few days I discovered the driver side mirror was shaking and made it impossible to see traffic clearly, especially at night. I took the car back to the dealer several times but they could not fix it. There is a class action lawsuit against Subaru for the defective driver side mirror.
NHTSA complaint #11751846 · source - Filed Jul 8, 2026CAOther / UnknownTransmission & Drivetrain
I am reporting a possible power train/drivetrain issue with a 2025 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness. At steady highway speeds, most noticeably around 72–76 mph under light accelerator load, the vehicle produces a persistent high-frequency ringing/whining tone throughout the cabin. The noise stops when I lift off the accelerator and rarely occurs when traveling downhill, which suggests it may be related to drivetrain load rather than ordinary wind, road, or tire noise. The…
NHTSA complaint #11749212 · source - Filed Jun 22, 202610,000 miFLCrash2 injuredTowedAirbagsSeats & Seat Belts
The contact owns a 2025 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH with his wife inside the vehicle, the contact experienced a medical emergency and blacked out, causing the vehicle to accelerate to approximately 70 MPH. The vehicle crashed into a culvert pipe in a ditch and launched into the air, landing front-first before landing on all four wheels in a patch of grass. The air bags did not deploy, and the driver's side seat belt unlatched,…
NHTSA complaint #11745558 · source - Filed Jun 17, 2026NJDriver Assistance & Safety TechSteering
Suddenly lost power steering, almost impossible to steer car to shoulder lane and stop. the car was taken to Fitzgerald Subaru, where technician found fault code C2532. Failure in Steering Gearbox assembly. Per Subaru techline case 260518-1300094. Advised to replace assembly. Parts used/replaced: 34110FN03A Need 023212010 x 2 051030300 x2 2 of 023212010. Nut castle 2 of 051030300. Cotter pin 2 of 44616AA291 Gasket - exhau
NHTSA complaint #11744713 · source - Filed Jun 3, 2026MIDriver Assistance & Safety Tech
The EyeSight system always pulls the car toward highway exits when you’re driving on the right lane of a highway. You have to fight the steering to keep the car centered in the lane.
NHTSA complaint #11741751 · source - Filed Jun 3, 2026SCOther / Unknown
Sirius XM radio pop up advertisement disables the touch screen and features until the little red x button is hit in the top right corner away from the driver.
NHTSA complaint #11741737 · source
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Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data, as of Oct 10, 2026. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology