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2024 Subaru Crosstrek: recalls and problems

2 recalls and 118 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is unknown or other.

2recalls
118complaints
10crashes reported
2fires reported
3injuries reported

Recalls

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Most common problems

  • Unknown Or Other33 · 28%
  • Exterior Lighting13 · 11%
  • Forward Collision Avoidance12 · 10%
  • Visibility/Wiper12 · 10%
  • Visibility10 · 8%
  • Steering10 · 8%
  • Service Brakes9 · 8%
  • Electrical System8 · 7%
  • Tires7 · 6%
  • Engine6 · 5%

What owners report

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

The contact owns a 2024 subaru crosstrek. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to slow down during a turn, the brakes failed to function properly and caused a delay while braking. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the technicians were unable to duplicate the failure or determine the cause of the failure. the contact stated that on another occasion while slowing down, the b

Unknown Or Other,Service Brakes,Forward Collision AvoidanceCrash

I was backing out of my driveway at 630 am this morning, september 21, 2026 when i heard what sounded like a loud crash. however, if anything had been in my car’s line of vision a beep would go off to alert me and that didn’t happen. i pulled back into my driveway to check if anything had somehow been behind me and then discovered i had no brakes! my driveway goes down a steep incline and i kept trying to apply my

Unknown Or Other

Driver side mirror vibrates/shakes (not the housing just the mirror) i am still under warranty and subaru service techs said they could see the issue but looked for a cause and said nothing was found and therefore couldn’t be a faulty part. there are plenty of like situation posts online. they really need to issue a recall to replace affected mirrors. it is hard to see at highway speeds(50+) with the vibrations occur

Electrical System

While driving on the [xxx] my car lost power while in drive. i coasted onto the should. i could not get the car out of gear or put the car in park. i chocked the rear tire. i opened the hood. the positive cable had popped off the battery post. i got a piece of paper and created a temporary shim. the car drove home to where i found out on line i needed a battery shim. i purchased the shim at autozone for $6.00

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Crash-test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2024 Subaru Crosstrek SW AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering CROSSTREK, CROSSTREK WILDERNESS. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.