Subaru Forester
2011 only
76,196 sold in the US for 2011.
per 10,000 sold
2011 Subaru Forester have 187 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 16 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Oil consumption and leaks, typically surfacing around 76,498 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2011 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Subaru Forester report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2011 only
Median onset: 76,498 miles. 1.9% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Which other vehicles have oil consumption problems? →Median onset: 32,570 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 28,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 30,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 69,500 miles. 7.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 60,000 miles. 27.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 46,031 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 63,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2011 model year. See the full Subaru Forester report for every year and full specs/safety data.