Federal complaint record · Subaru Forester · model year 2000
2000 Subaru Forester
Owners submitted 75 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 11th percentile for complaint intensity within its 1998 to 2002 compact suv cohort. The largest reported component group is powertrain. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.
What the numbers tell you
Understanding the 2000 Subaru Forester complaints
Which systems appear most often?
The largest component group is powertrain: 21 entries, or 22.1% of classified component entries. Next is suspension: 20 entries, or 21.1% of classified component entries. A complaint can name several components, so these percentages describe the entries in the file, not the percentage of vehicles affected. Only the leading component groups are displayed.
At what mileage were problems reported?
The median reported mileage is 78,000 miles, based on 39 complaints with usable mileage (52.0% of the 75 complaint incidents). Half of those reported mileages are at or below the median and half at or above it. This sample excludes missing or unusable mileage and does not predict when another vehicle will develop a problem.
Use these patterns to prepare questions about a particular vehicle's service history. Complaint reports describe submitted experiences; they do not establish the cause, repair cost, or condition of every 2000 Subaru Forester. Read the symptom groups below alongside the source documents and a VIN-specific recall check.
Powertrain · 22.1% of classified component entries
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