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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JF2SJADC7GH••••••2016 Subaru FORESTER
This build draws 3.3× more complaints than the average 2016 Subaru FORESTER build (11 vs 3).
11on this build
396on the model
117builds in total
Most reportedAir Bags 4Engine 2Electrical System 2Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OtherApr 2026
My horn stopped working. The shop said it’s the clock spring and it’s about 1k to fix. Ive been researching this issue and it seems this is a major problem for numerous years of vehicle. I’m really upset with Subaru as first I had to deal with the radio not working (dealer said…
Electrical SystemMay 2023
The horn does not work due to failure of the clock spring. This is a common problem among many Subaru vehicles. Without the use of a horn warning noises cannot be made to alert other drivers of potential hazards. There are numerous video and forums detailing this issues on…
Vehicle Speed ControlAug 2021
I bought a new 2016 Subaru Forester in March of 2016 from Subaru of Dayton. I have been hearing reports of unexpected acceleration. I have had two cases of this problem. Both times I was turning right. The first time I was pulling into a parking spot in a shopping center. As I…
Air BagsNov 2019
The contact owns a 2016 subaru forester. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V701000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the…
Power TrainJun 2019
On two different occasions 24 hours apart the car stalled (seemed to drop into neutral) at highway speeds ~80mph after greater than 1.5 hours of driving. The RPM jumped up and the car lost all acceleration despite pressing the accelerator. Once on the side of the road in park…
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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 JF2SJADC7GH519205 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.