2016 Subaru Forester Body Problems
- 4
- 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.
Among these 4 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Engine · Steering
I was parking the car in a cvs parking lot on sunrise blvd ft. Lauderdale. I made a right turn into the lot and another right turn into the space on the right. It was a large space and the row of parking slots on the right side was completely empty so i went to drive the car into one of those. I made the turn into the space, driving very slowly, when the car suddenly made a loud noise and shot forward. I had done…
Crash reported
ODI 11252433
Air Bags · Body
Front end total collision traveling approximately 30mph on a residential section of a main street. Hit, and broke, a telephone pole. Car deemed totaled. No airbags deployed.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10992796
Body · Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle suddenly accelerated when i had my foot on the brake pulling into a parking space. It went over an embankment and crashed nose first into the parking lot below.
Crash reported
ODI 10981165
Body
The tailgate on my 2016 forester is so low when opened that i hit my head on it every time i reach into the car. I am 6 feet tall. Other people have the same experience with my tailgate. I had an earlier model forester where this was not an issue. The subaru dealers i complained to said that the hinges were designed so that a longer shock absorber or other after-market fix was not available and the problem could not…
ODI 10909959