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What 97 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness

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 (97)Crash / fire / injury (8)Visibility & wipers (26)Electrical system (18)Transmission & drivetrain (13)Engine (12)Brakes (7)Steering (5)Speed control (4)Wheels (4)Airbags (3)Fuel system (3)

26 of 97 complaints match · Visibility & wipers · clear filters · page 2 of 2

Mar 11, 2017Visibility & wipers

SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ARE MOUNTED 8'" BEHIND FRONT OF DOOR CREATING VERY LARGE BLIND SPOTS FOR DRIVER. FOR SHORT DRIVERS WHO DRIVE WITH THE SEAT IN A FORWARD POSITION THE VIEW THAT THE MIRROR PROVIDES IS VERY LIMITED.

NHTSA ODI 10960138

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Working with the data? Download all 97 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 20, 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 2017 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness verdict →