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2025 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid

Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.

Recalls, complaint breakdown & inspection checklist, all in a shareable PDF

41 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 17, 2026 · source: NHTSA

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Why buy?

Visibility & wipers problems dominate (27% of complaints).

The math, shown

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Complaint volume (40%)80
Severity (30%)77
Recall load (20%)100
Trend (10%)60

How it crashes

NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.

5/5 overall

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Rating · 2025 Subaru Crosstrek SW AWD

Front crash
Side crash
Rollover

Rollover risk in a single-vehicle crash: 16%

Stability control: StandardForward collision warning: StandardLane departure warning: Standard

No open NHTSA defect investigations on file.

NHTSA crash-test photo, 2025 Subaru Crosstrek SW AWD

Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.

The road ahead

What breaks on a 2025 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, plotted where owners report it happening.

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Also reported (mileage varies): Visibility & wipers (11) · Lane Departure (9) · Electrical system (5)

Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.

Visibility & wipers

27%

11 complaints · 11 in the last 2 years

Upon driving off the lot at highway speeds I noticed that the driver's side mirror was vibrating more than expected. Over the last few months of ownership and at almos…

Lane Departure

22%

9 complaints · 9 in the last 2 years

The EyeSight system always pulls the car toward highway exits when you’re driving on the right lane of a highway. You have to fight the steering to keep the car center…

Electrical system

12%

5 complaints · 5 in the last 2 years

Sirius XM advertizing obscures the entire screen making car data and navigation unavailable unless a driver takes their eyes of the road to press a tiny X on a corner.…

Driver assistance

10%

4 complaints · 4 in the last 2 years

On two occasions, the vehicle has activated the forward collision warning although there was no nearby vehicle or obstruction. The date of incident is not precise.

Recalls (0)

No recall campaigns on file for this model year.

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A $150 to $250 independent inspection of this exact 2025 Subaru CROSSTREK HYBRID beats every score on the internet, including ours.

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What owners say

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The fine print: this verdict is computed from public NHTSA complaint and recall records for the 2025 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid as a model, not for any individual car. A well-maintained example of an “Avoid” can outlast a neglected “Buy”. Informational only, so always get a professional pre-purchase inspection.