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.

Powertrain · 22% · group n = 21Suspension · 21% · group n = 20Engine · 20% · group n = 19Tires · 10% · group n = 9Fuel system · 8% · group n = 8
75
Complaint records on file
78,000
Median mileage at the reported problem · 39 complaints reported mileage
22%
Of classified component reports name powertrain · group n = 21
11th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 22 model years

Powertrain · 2 in ten classified complaints

Where this record concentrates

All failure files
Component group 01 · Powertrain22%

Powertrain reports

Subaru Forester · model year 2000

Reports in this group21
Share of classified reports22%
Component groups on file6
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