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2023 Subaru Forester driver assistance problems

The 2023 Subaru Forester has 21 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 21% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

21

Driver Assistance complaints

21%

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

I was driving on a two lane highway in the mountains and came around a small right-veering turn in the road. I straightened out the wheel to resume traveling straight, and my car’s auto-steer kicked in and pulled left into the center divider, and then right across two lanes and crashed into the…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · November 15, 2024 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2023 Subaru Forester have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2023 Subaru Forester driver assistance — 21% 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.