Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2021 Subaru Forester has 36 NHTSA other complaints and 0 other-related recalls.
36
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Vehicle was delivered with the wrong battery - reserve capacity. The car stalls out in idle positio... |
| Dec 1, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding repeated, severe, and dangerous malfunctions of th... |
| Sep 20, 2025 | LANE DEPARTURE | I was going down a highway using the lane keeping assistance feature. Suddenly the vehicle stopped f... |
| Aug 12, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Vehicle unexpectedly brakes for no apparent reason, has almost caused us to be rear ended. Subaru in... |
| Jul 18, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | We purchased a 2021 Subaru Forester Touring SUV on [XXX] at the El Cajon Subaru dealer and this Ju... |
| May 8, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Automatic stop activated at traffic light. When the brake was disengaged, the star would not start. ... |
| Jan 25, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | In the summer of 2024, my forester started completely stall out when I was stopped at a stop light. ... |
| Jul 15, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Windshield has spontaneously cracked 2 times within ~30 days in the lower passenger side. No precedi... |
| Jul 1, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I’ve owned the vehicle under a year and am already on my second window replacement. I drive the same... |
| Apr 30, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | To whom this may concern, My name is [XXX] . I was the owner of a 2021 Subaru Forester. I bought thi... |
| Jan 15, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My Forester was parked and when I started the car I heard a pop, pop, pop. Looked at my front winds... |
| Nov 30, 2023 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the automatic emer... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness | We’ve been using our Gold Revolve 360 car seat in rear facing for 14 months with our daughter who ju... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | I have ~50,000 miles and have had an excessive amount of chips on my front windshield. Getting them ... |
| Jul 1, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was driving my 2021 Subaru Forester on the highway and suddenly I saw with my own eyes a crack ap... |
| May 15, 2023 | LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Braking system sometimes is activated by a sign on the side of the road, by a tree if we are turning... |
| Jan 27, 2023 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | My Forester needed new tires at 13,250 miles. I had my tires rotated and that is when Subaru notice... |
| Dec 22, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | It was a very cold night on Dec. 21, 2022. I traveled out of town. I don't recall seeing or hearing ... |
| Dec 18, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Windshield has cracked twice in last month, in separate areas. I replaced the windshield on 11/9/22 ... |
| Nov 30, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY | Glass cracked for no reason. According to this article Subaru has been sued related to 2017-2020 For... |