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2021 Subaru Forester driver assistance problems

The 2021 Subaru Forester has 33 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

33

Driver Assistance complaints

12%

Share of year

2

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

After arriving home from a short drive to the grocery store I parked my car in the drive way and went inside. On the drive home I could hear a low humming coming from the speakers and the car was decelerating when the accelerator was not being pressed, no warning lights or sounds came on. About 10…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · August 11, 2025 · fire

Common questions

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

NHTSA has 33 complaints about the 2021 Subaru Forester driver assistance — 12% 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.