Best Year to Buy a Subaru Forester
Reliability rankings across 26 model years, based on NHTSA owner complaints
Based on 26 model years of NHTSA complaint data, the 2024 Subaru Forester is the most reliable year to buy with a Klunk Score of 93/100 ("Smooth Ride") and only 31 owner complaints. The 2019 model year is the least reliable with 832 complaints and a score of 7/100 ("Total Klunk").
All Years Ranked
2024Smooth Ride 31 2008Smooth Ride 50 2007Smooth Ride 75 2023Smooth Ride 74 2000Smooth Ride 75 2013Solid Pick 77 2006Solid Pick 88 2005Solid Pick 93 2002Solid Pick 93 2022Solid Pick 100 2025Solid Pick 97 2012Solid Pick 105 2011Solid Pick 147 2001Solid Pick 142 2009Proceed with Caution 178 2003Proceed with Caution 191 2021Proceed with Caution 211 2004Proceed with Caution 219 2010Proceed with Caution 262 2014Check Engine 403 2016Check Engine 416 2018Check Engine 497 2020Check Engine 602 2017Check Engine 591 2015Total Klunk 615 2019Total Klunk 832
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87
80
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80
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76
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75
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73
65
65
59
56
52
51
47
34
33
26
20
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19
7