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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JF2GPABC9G8••••••2016 Subaru CROSSTREK
This build draws 3.0× more complaints than the average 2016 Subaru CROSSTREK build (6 vs 2).
6on this build
124on the model
62builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedElectrical System 2Power Train 1Steering 1Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemcrashJul 2022
I have a 2016 Subaru Crosstrek. Unfortunately I have had a couple of issues. The main thing being the horn. The location of the problem is affecting my air bag, AND my rear window defroster. I don’t know if Subaru has a faulty clockspring and relays, that malfunction after a…
Vehicle Speed ControlMar 2021
On freeway, car suddenly did not want to accelerate when pushing on the gas. Car then decelerated until I pulled over on the side of the road, almost coming to a complete stop, and then I pushed on gas and it accelerated again
SteeringAug 2019
When trying to turn off the crosstrek it would not let the key come out of the ignition. It forces you to take it out of park and put it back into drive then back into park a few times to take the key out. I went to subaru and they said it was a common problem, which they have a…
Unknown Or OtherMay 2019
The key is stuck in the ignition after placing the car in park and turning the engine off. The car does not recognize that it is in park so it won't release the key from the ignition. We took the car in for the break light switch recall and it started happening the next week
Power TrainApr 2016
The lag time on the cvt going from reverse to drive is beyond annoying it is dangerous. It takes 1-2 seconds for the car to move and because of this lapse there is a good chance that the car will lurch. For example, if backing out of a parking space and traffic warrants that you…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JF2GPABC9G8227370 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.