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2021 Subaru Crosstrek driver assistance problems

The 2021 Subaru Crosstrek has 28 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

28

Driver Assistance complaints

19%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Crosstrek driver assistance complaints by model year28 complaints2015: 1 complaints2017: 1 complaints2018: 9 complaints2019: 9 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 28 complaints2022: 5 complaints2023: 11 complaints2024: 15 complaints2025: 17 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Crosstrek driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

Traveling at speed of 30MPH. A tocoma truck in front of me suddenly stopped in road lane. Driver said that his vehicle made an auto assist stop were the brakes lock. My 2021 Crosstrek eyesight/braking system failed. I saw the truck stop but the system failed and I went into the back of a large…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · November 5, 2025 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek have?

NHTSA has 28 complaints about the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek driver assistance — 19% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.