7 Reasons Why Subaru Is Better Than Toyota 

I enjoyed and agreed with your article as I worked for Toyota for 49 years and after driving a new demo every 3 months for 25 of those years, I was convinced that Toyota was the only manufacturer building a quality car. I did some jobs for Subaru and had the opportunity to drive a few of their models and was thoroughly impressed. So much so that I bought a new Outback Touring XT and I have to say this car feels like it was built just for me! Comfortable, powerful, agile and loaded with usable features, I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed owning a vehicle as much. Thanks.

I understand your bias towards the Subaru brand living in Colorado. Unfortunately that bias doesn't equal a better car. Standard AWD is the one trick wonder Subaru has left I too grew up with Subaru in a time when they were not "Standard AWD" and back then they were not that great My Parents owned 2 Subaru GL wagons and they were well horrible. My Dad's 81 GL wagon was so underpowered that while on a trip to Big Bear California we all had to get out of the car so my Dad could get the car up the mountain. My Mom's 84 GL wagon was such a piece of crap it literally was in the shop every other weekend for something wrong with it. Then later as i grew up and when the WRX came to the USA for the 1st time and finally be able to get one only to have the head gasket fail the 1st month of ownership. I traded that WRX in on a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and never looked back. All the "Pro's" on this articles list many cars have. I currently drive a VW GTI and though not AWD gets me whenever i need to go even in winter with a good set of snow tires. Subaru's like VW are kinda quirky cars that you either like or you don't. One thing that is kinda cool about Subaru though is most dealers give a free Vape pen with every purchase along with a huge rainbow sticker 👍
To each their own 🙄

If there is 7 reasons Subaru is better than a Toyota there is a 127 why Toyota is better than Subaru . Subaru will always be a niche car. More maintenance , boxer engine is prone to oil burning and countless other issues. This is coming from a Subaru owner 10x over. Don't get me wrong , there is time and place for Subaru but the average non awd need Joe is far better with a Toyota

I took bought my first Subaru in 1978. I had just graduated from college and I was moving to CA in an enterprise sales role. It was a front wheel drive 4 door sedan. I put 85k miles on it in 2 years. Other than the air conditioning which was sub standard the car performed really well. Fast forward 36 years after having a rx-7, multiple Audi A4s I came back. I bought a 2016 Crosstrek which my daughter now has. I replaced it with a 2018. It is a near perfect vehicle and BTW, the air conditioning is fabulous.

Great thoughts, but Toyota (and Ford, Harley-Davidson, and a quickly growing list of manufacturers) are backing out of DIE initiatives as divisive and too political.
I'd like to buy a Subaru soon, but will wait and see... Kind of hard to trust service if the brand is tanking over supporting dumb stuff like biological males in the Olympics injuring women volleyball players and boxers.
Toyota is clear that this is not a hill to die on. Does Subaru need to man-splain to women what a woman is and push politics that can turn away customers?

1 MAJOR REASON THEY ARE NOT BETTER THAN TOYOTA!!! "HEADGASKET FAILURES!" HOW MANY HAVE FAILED AND SUBARU DOES NOTHING??!! I'LL WAIT

This is a Subaru puff piece. Don’t get me wrong, we like our 2019 Forester and it handles well in the snow.
* MPG - But 22 mpg sucks. I was getting better than that in my old Jeep Grand Cherokee, which had a 6 cylinder. Our RAV4 hybrid gets 38 mpg by comparison.
* Interior Space - the Subaru is slightly larger and it wins that category. However, the interior materials are low grade and the stereo isn’t very good. One thing that is really bad is the auto stop/start. It drains the battery terribly and sometimes kills the car as you start off at a green light. Just today, I installed a switch that will keep it off unless I turn it on.
* Dealer: the Subaru dealer in Walnut Creek, CA is a complete arrogant ripoff. Unreal prices and terrible service. I drive 40 miles to a different dealer when things are needed. So that is a huge negative.
* Windshield wiper replacements - odd size that is not available from upgraded aftermarket companies, so every year I need to replace them with soft and worthless OEM blades - FOR $70 each time.
* onboard computer - LEDs for helping you know when you are optimizing driving for better mpg have never worked properly. Dealer said they couldn’t find a problem when in warranty and I have just left it alone. A shop estimated $600 for diagnostic and replacement of some electrical switch, if that was even the problem.
So, Subarus are decent cars, but the author’s love fest for them isn’t valid for all. Just check around with friends driving them and test drive a few before diving into another $40k auto. Or buy used and save a few bucks.

I don't agree that Subaru is better than Toyota in any way

I very strongly suspect that this is a paid advertisement for SUBARU!! It is a good Japanese brand but surely not better than TOYOTA. In half of the "reasons" mentioned LAND CRUISERS - and other TOYOTA and LEXUS 4x4-s - are at least on par (better in my opinion)!!!

O find your love for Subaru interesting, but being in Colorado there is no other car that exist. I've driven Subarus and fond their engine lagging, high rev for shifting, extremely expensive for their size both to purchase and maintain, and uses old technology compared to others. It may be a small car company but being part of Fugh industries it's huge. Remember the boxer engine is a copy. Also your reasons for it being better the Toyota are flimsy with blindfolfs.

This piece is so dumb that I went out of my way to get out of bed and transfer it from my news feed to my Chrome browser so I can leave this comment. 13 year old me wrote better puff pieces than this. Subaru is better because one dude from one dealership said they felt more comfortable at that one place he worked at? Three seconds on Google will set you on the right track to read about Toyota's corporate values. Actually, I'd even argue that Toyota's organisational values have a far wider reach than its uber reliable cars.

Brother. All these are facts but there are types and different models of the two brands. Compare a particular model forexample a TX prado with its subaru equivalence. Not a subaru outback with a rav4. No matching.

Sadly you don't talk about reliability and it's Subaru biggest flaws 😕

There are a lot of things I like about a Subaru but it is NOT a better vehicle than a Toyota. I have but 50,000 miles on my forester. Oil leak in cam cover … over 1000 to repair. Transmission sealed and unserviceable other than dealer. … 600 for a transmission service. Sorry … they don’t last. Window motors replaced …. $$$$
Lug screws replaced on all 4 wheels $$$$
200 bucks for simple cooling service. Special blue coolant. Overall repair cost about 3500 after warranty if 3 years expired. I like the visability of the forester.
That’s all I like about this car.

Thanks for the great work sir, however you need to check out or toyota cars the likes of lexus, toyota camry after 2007, mark x they are some of the best engines toyota has made among others and i would also like to think you refered to europe or US, try africa where the weather differs. Yes subaru makes good cars but toyota makes great cars......forgot to mention gasket issues too given its a boxer engine.....

I to have bought Subaru my entire life but any more simple because most physical controls have been replaces by a giant IPad in the center of the dash. To me it’s a safety thing, you now need to take your eyes off the road to make simple adjustments to fan speed, seat warmers, and temperatures. I thought Subaru was all about safety. Also if you wear polarized sunglasses the bottom of the screen gets washed out. Why do carmakers feel the need to copy Tesla with their gigantic screen?

I enjoyed reading about the 7 reasons Subaru is better then Toyota. They may be true or partly true but one reason why I still have a little doubt is how the breaking windsheild issue was handled by Subaru. My perception was that Subaru failed to admit the sheilds were defective and they seemed to fight every customer. That's not the sign of great company leadership or treating each customer with respect. It's one reason why I have not yet purchased a Subaru. Just when I'm ready I see a class action lawsuit against Subaru. Are they really who they say they are?