Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Subaru Forester has 22 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
22
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2013 Subaru Forester. While the contact's daughter was driving at an undisclosed ... |
| Jul 31, 2023 | ENGINE | On 7/31/23 I was driving on the highway when I started to hear a knocking sound. I got off the highw... |
| Jun 23, 2023 | ENGINE | I was driving on the highway and the oil light came on as well as a ticking noise and vibration thro... |
| May 23, 2023 | ENGINE | While driving, the engine suddenly went dead with no warning. No lights came on no over heating sign... |
| Jun 1, 2022 | ENGINE | My car is consuming oil. |
| Oct 1, 2020 | ENGINE | EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKING FROM VALVE COVER SEALS AND CAM SHAFT SEALS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 120K MILES. VEHIC... |
| Aug 17, 2019 | ENGINE | LACK OF POWER WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE FEEL DOES'T GO WHEN I PRESS THE GAS FROM GETTIN... |
| Jul 1, 2019 | ENGINE | 2013 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATE... |
| Apr 22, 2019 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE ... |
| Mar 16, 2019 | ENGINE | OIL CONSUMPTION REGULAR OIL CHANGES EVERY 5,000 MILES BOUGHT CAR WITH JUST OVER 22,000 MILES AFTER O... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | ENGINE | BLOWN HEAD GASKET |
| Mar 1, 2019 | ENGINE | SUSPECTED BLOWN GASKET |
| Sep 10, 2018 | ENGINE | I JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM MECHANIC AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR OIL CHANGE. THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE PAN... |
| Sep 3, 2018 | ENGINE | VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WITH A BAD MOTOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE E... |
| Aug 14, 2018 | ENGINE | FAILED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ,ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED .I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY SECOND SUBAR... |
| Jul 13, 2018 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN BUMPER TO BUMPER... |
| Jan 20, 2018 | ENGINE | SUBARU HAS 86K MILES ON IT. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING ... |
| Jan 20, 2018 | ENGINE | I'M SORRY, BUT I'M SENDING IN ANOTHER INCIDENT REPORT AS I JUST WANT TO AMEND MY PRIOR INCIDENT REPO... |
| Sep 7, 2017 | ENGINE | BLOWN HEAD GASKET |
| Jul 8, 2016 | ENGINE | AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE - PROMPTED ME TO WRITE THIS. 2YRS INTO OWNING MY CAR HA... |