Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Subaru Crosstrek has 13 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
13
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle was maintained by dealer and out of the blue, started bucking intermittently while driving r... |
| Jan 31, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I am writing to formally raise a significant safety concern regarding my 2018 Subaru Crosstrek. I re... |
| Nov 2, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | While I was doing parallel parking, the car on its own went into involuntary, sudden, uncontrolled a... |
| Dec 7, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | under light throttle, car jerks at approximately 25 mph. |
| Mar 4, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | WHEN CROSSING ACROSS TRAFFIC TO GET IN THE LANE FROM RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS. THERE IS SLOW AND SLUGGISH... |
| Aug 31, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Purchased used in August 2019 - Premium 6MT. Issue has been present since purchase. There is hesitat... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,WHEELS | VEHICLE WAS CLIMBING A RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH A GRADUAL INCLINE IN SNOW APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES OF F... |
| Sep 24, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE SINCE PURCHASED IN JUNE 2018 DUE TO JERKY, BUCKING AND HESI... |
| Aug 8, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU CROSSTREK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO... |
| Aug 6, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS JERKY, WILL OFTEN ACT AS IF APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH STOPPING, W... |
| Jun 3, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU CROSSTREK. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND W... |
| May 28, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | AFTER BEING PURCHASED ON APRIL 4TH, 2018, WITH 125 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I RAN THE VEHICLE ROUGHLY 2... |
| Nov 18, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | THIS CAR IS A LEMON!! I ORDERED MY 2018 CROSSTREK JUNE 2017, TOOK DELIVERY AUG. 7TH. CAR RAN GREAT... |