2023 Subaru Crosstrek Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2023 Subaru Crosstrek. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
VISIBILITY/WIPER
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
2crashes1injuries
ENGINE
5
1crashes
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
4
1crashes1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
3
1crashes
AIR BAGS
2
2crashes3injuries
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
2
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
1
1crashes1injuries
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
1
Total complaints51

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The rear brakes keep engaging while the car is driving. We purchased the car in november 2022. This happened in december 2024 & at the time a dealership in [xxx] area (where my son attended college), said it was an issue and replaced parts in the brake system. Yesterday while we were driving back…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2026-05-03

“Purchased vehicle 8/27/2025 within 1 day and 1 month of 2 separate class action lawsuits. Purchased from carmax wilmington. Car produced electrical shock to my hand first time I attempted to pair the vehicle. Parkway stated at that time I was under an additional warranty but the vehicle would…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2026-04-15

“Purchased vehicle 8/27/2025 within 1 day and 1 month of 2 separate class action lawsuits. Purchased from carmax wilmington. Car produced electrical shock to my hand first time I attempted to pair the vehicle. Parkway stated at that time I was under an additional warranty but the vehicle would…”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING · reported 2026-04-15

“Purchased vehicle 8/27/2025 within 1 day and 1 month of 2 separate class action lawsuits. Purchased from carmax wilmington. Car produced electrical shock to my hand first time I attempted to pair the vehicle. Parkway stated at that time I was under an additional warranty but the vehicle would…”

BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING · reported 2026-04-15

“Passenger side valve cover gasket and spark plug seal failure.”

ENGINE · reported 2026-02-14

“I was driving today january 30th 2026 on the road going 35 mph into the sunlight and all of the sudden my vehicle acted like I slammed on my brakes and I jerked forward almost hitting my chin in the steering wheel. Luckily no one was close behind me or I could have easily been hit. There was…”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING · reported 2026-01-30

“I've never taken my 23 crosstrek off the pavement I'm driving down hyw and my rear struts break my crosstrek has 38 thousand miles on it and it's only 3 and 1/2 years old I've owned many cars were if drove hundreds of thousands mile and none of them broke there struts going down the hyw”

SUSPENSION · reported 2025-12-10

“Oct 7 2025 when me and my 6 year old daughter. Was leaving after picking her up at mom I drove off then came to stop sign so I slowly hit breaks and car accelerated very dangerous im very concerned”

ENGINE · reported 2025-10-07
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2023 Subaru Crosstrek as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.