The 10 Most Reliable Car Brands, Subaru Ranks 8th Best

I've owned my 2011 Subaru Outback since 9/2010. It currently has around 80,000 miles on it. Without a doubt, it is the best car I've ever own over my 58 years of driving cars. It has never broken down. It has only required routine maintenance, new tires after 10 years, and new brakes. I hope it does go to 250,000 miles, which would mean it would last the rest of my life!

2020 Forrester.

We have a 2017 Legacy 4Cly top of the line. It's had way too many issues.
At 40K left front strut leaks. Had to be replaced. Same at 65K left back strut leak. at 50k the Satellite radio went out just makes a clicking sound loud. @90k miles the CVT Transmisson went out. Had to be replaced by Subaru. @100k miles the compressor in the A/C went bad. Needed replacing. That is just too many things to go wrong with a car. Now the car has 135K and works perfectly. I still would never get one again with those CVT transmissions. My 2012 Camry before i got rid of it at 200k only needed the serpentine belt replaced and regular wear and tear. New front Rotors, That's it. So i don't understand Subaru's high ratings with their bad CVT transmissions.

There is no way any Subaru will make it to 250,000 without that CVT transmission going bad way before that.

Have a 21 Forester only 25k miles love it. Been to Key West and Vermont. Great gas mileage.

How can BMW and Nissan be on anyone's reliability list??? BMW uses plastics that fail from age and often cost more than the car is worth to replace. Plastic intakes and hoses anyone?
And the disastrous Jatco CVT's make a once great brand worthless. They ALL fail prematurely, cannot be rebuilt, and require Nissan's propriety fluid at $20/qt every 30k fluid change just to make it to 100k. The crate replacements are back ordered and cost more than the value of the vehicle!!!

I have a 2019 Subaru Forester and it is going on 80k i have been following the regular maintenance schedule and so far this has been the most reliable vehicle I have had. I have driven numerous cars over my lifetime including Chev, Fords, Pontiac, dodge, Mazda to include a few and in my experience this has been by far the most enjoyable ride I have had and the most reliable to this point.

Buick, BMW, Nissan, Mercedes on a list of most reliable cars..!?
Thats all I need to see to know that its not accurate.

2011 WRX 329000 km and still going.
Same motor ,clutch and transmission.

Have my 8 Subaru, a 2024 Outback, lease for my 2021 Forester was over, decided on the Outback as the 2024 Forester was exactly like my 2021 ! First Subie was a 1988
Legacy wagon, had 2 more than Outback’s until first Forester in 2015 . Everyone was excellent, had a 1994 foe 15 years than gave it to our daughter her 4 years of college.
Recommend them highly ! 💥💥💥💥💥

I have a 2012 Outback.
I have had very good use of my car with minimal repair. I got it in 2015 I just turned 100,000 miles so had timing belt replaced. So did waterpump at same time as it is right in there and also had 100,000 on it.
I'm having issues with it now as key doesn't always want to come out easily.
Overall I love my Outback. Very happy with it.

The only repair to my 2010 Legacy was the rear brake pads and rotors as the pad pin came loose causing severe damage. Otherwise, no problems at 125000 km!

2014 Outback 2.5 Limited.
134K miles. Things that have gone bad or broke, etc: R rear wheel bearing, rear differential carrier bushings(oil filled), upper brake light water leak, driver lumbar support adjustment.
I have maintained the car well, going by the correct intervals and am a firm believer in preventative maintenance. No CVT issues (knock on wood) yet. I just got the new bushings for the rear diff carrier and decided to get the non oil filled- to be installed soon.
I've been pretty happy with the car 🤷‍♂️
I did rip out the HK stereo and install my own system, which is aimed at sound quality, not boom boom. I upgraded the braking to power stop front and rear pads, calipers and rotors because the factory brakes just seemed weak to me.
I've been wanting to get a new XT but am just enjoying the no car payment time for a while 🙂

We purchased a xt outback turbo in June 2023. When we took delivery, we noticed the leather seats were badly creased. We brought this matter up with the dealership, they said they noted it, took photos and said to check at the first service as to their condition. We complained, and we were fobbed off. Some months later, there was a major oil leak in a rocker cover gasket and the transmission was noisy. They fixed the oil leak under warranty but said the noisy transmission was "normal " and refused the claim. They also said the seats were normal wear a tear, and that they would not replace them. After some negotiations, it was agreed someone from subaru australia would come and inspect our car as the inspections done by the technicians were not believed by
Subaru Australia. The group manager agreed with us that both were "not right" they have had our car on and of four weeks. We do have a loan vehicle but have found the overall treatment to us by subaru australia very poor. They dismissed our waranty claim with no due diligence and disagreed with the dealership's findings of fault with a car 12 months old and 20k ks on the clock. We have been a subaru family for years and have never encountered such apathy in protecting customer satisfaction. Do better subaru australia. Did we get a lemon?

Sam has a 2001 Subaru outback with over 315,000 miles and still going strong.
He also has a 2004 Subaru Forester with 88,000 miles on it . The Forester belonged to his mom and when she passed away he inherited it. Both Subaru's are very well maintained by Sam with regular maintenance by him. Timing belts get changed at our regular mechanics shop. We are a Subie family. The boxer engines are amazing. He calls both his Subaru his Oriental Girls lololol. The 2001 Outback is still his daily driving car and going strong.

We have a 2014 Forester 2.5 limited. We're at 108K miles with no issues beyond regular maintenance and replacement of a wheel bearing. Brake pads have only been replaced once. No headlights have needed replaced. It's been a great car reliable car.

Toyota and Mitsubishi are all I buy. Unmatched quality and warranties.

I drive a 2019 Forester. In December will
be year 5 of ownership. I have had zero problems with the SUV. Prior to the Forester I owned a 2017 Crosstrek, which I miss as it was a Premium. My Forester is a basic. Should I purchase again in future I may choose another make & model since I’d like something bigger, a different color, and a Premium. This is the first time I’ve bought two same brand cars, so I might want to experience something different to change things up. Overall though, I’m pleased with Subaru quality.

I’ve had my 1996 Legacy Outback as a daily driver for about 18 years now, and it’s coming up on 300,000 miles. My last car was a Subaru, and my next one probably will be as well.