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2020 Subaru Forester driver assistance problems

The 2020 Subaru Forester has 83 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

83

Driver Assistance complaints

10%

Share of year

5

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Forester driver assistance complaints by model year83 complaints2006: 2 complaints2013: 1 complaints2014: 3 complaints2015: 12 complaints2016: 16 complaints2017: 17 complaints2018: 20 complaints2019: 80 complaints2020: 83 complaints2021: 33 complaints2022: 20 complaints2023: 21 complaints2024: 9 complaints2025: 16 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Forester driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I was on cruise control, and it randomly decided to go 81 MPH instead of 50 mph i set it to, it did not respond when I tried to turn off the cruise control, and I ended up crashing into a semi, I survived but my [XXX] daughter died. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · November 10, 2023 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2020 Subaru Forester have?

NHTSA has 83 complaints about the 2020 Subaru Forester driver assistance — 10% 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.