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What 98 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 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 (98)Crash / fire / injury (6)Transmission & drivetrain (24)Electrical system (19)Engine (18)Brakes (9)Speed control (7)Airbags (5)Body & structure (5)Steering (4)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (3)Fuel system (3)

1 of 98 complaints match · Electronic Stability Control (esc) · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Apr 9, 2016Electronic Stability Control (esc)BrakesCrash

BRAKES HAVING SEVERE PUSH BACK ON BRAKE PEDAL. OR SEVERE OSCILLATION IN BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PRESSED ON ICY ROADS OR SNOWY ROADS VERY HARD TO USE BRAKES BECAUSE OF SEVERE BRAKE OSCILLATION IN PEDAL VERRY UNSAFE ON ICE OR SNOW NEW CAR 10,000 MILES WE NEED A RECALL ASAP .DRIVING COMING TO A STOP

NHTSA ODI 10854520

Working with the data? Download all 98 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 2015 Subaru Xv Crosstrek verdict →