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What 96 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Subaru Xv Crosstrek

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (96)Crash / fire / injury (8)Engine (35)Transmission & drivetrain (21)Electrical system (14)Steering (9)Brakes (6)Visibility & wipers (6)Wheels (6)Fuel system (5)Speed control (5)Airbags (4)

1 of 96 complaints match · Visibility & wipers · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Sep 11, 2020Visibility & wipers1 injury

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A STRAIGHT PORTION OF THE INTERSTATE. SPEED WAS APROX. 70 MPH AND AMBIENT TEMP. APROX. 70 F. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MAIN WINDOW SHATTERED. NO OBJECT WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE HIT WINDOW PRIOR TO IT SHATTERING.

NHTSA ODI 11354510

Working with the data? Download all 96 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2013 Subaru Xv Crosstrek verdict →