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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
JF2SJAXC6GH••••••2016 Subaru FORESTER
That is about average for the 2016 Subaru FORESTER — 3 complaints per build across 117 builds.
4on this build
399on the model
117builds in total
Most reportedSteering 1Wheels 1Service Brakes 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OtherAug 2021
I was into hour 6 of a 7 hour drive. I had 2 bars left on the gas meter. I was on the highway driving about 70 MPH on a major interstate. Suddenly the car acted like it shifted into neutral (though I did not) and could not accelerate and all the lights on the dashboard lit up.…
Electrical SystemApr 2021
The backup camera and reverse taillights stopped functioning soon after I bought this vehicle in 2020. I am the 2nd owner and bought it from Peterson Toyota dealership in Boise, ID. There was no particular incident, i just noticed that the backup camera no longer showed an image…
WheelsSep 2020
The vehicle was maintained regularly in dealer's service center. It is a local commute vehicle and has less than 40000 miles. In nov 2019, the vehicle was found out of alignment, four tires were worn out and two breaks were out too. All four tires and two breaks were replaced.…
SteeringSep 2020
Power steering failed with no warning. Vehicle was driven and parked. When restarting the vehicle power steering would not work. There are many reports of power steering locking up or just not working with no previous warning
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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 JF2SJAXC6GH546746 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.