1. Subaru Forester
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Exterior Lighting

2008 Subaru Forester Exterior Lighting Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 23, 2012 · 50,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper

    We purchased a subaru forester 2008 in the fall of 2007. At about 4 years, or 40,000 miles the plastic headlight lenses fogged over, reducing light output and dispersing, not focusing the headlight beam making it difficult to see the road at night. My husband spent time using plastic polish to remove the apparent fog on the plastic-headlight cover. At this point the lenses were clear and un-fogged. After less than…

    ODI 10485893

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Subaru Forester.

Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.