How reliable are Subaru vehicles like the 2024 Outback, Forester, Crosstrek, and other all-wheel-drive models? Here is an updated ranking for the 2024 model year.
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How reliable are Subaru vehicles? I cover Subaru's reliability ranking consistently, and they are changing from year to year. A newly updated report from iSeeCars ranks all Subaru models from best to worst for the 2024 model year.
iSee Cars found the most reliable Subaru model, which ranks the highest in its vehicle category, is the Subaru Outback, which ranks 2 out of 19 most reliable small SUVs. Following the Outback are the Subaru Forester and the Subaru Impreza (wagon). I've included all Subaru vehicles and their rankings below.
- Subaru Outback
- Subaru Forester
- Subaru Impreza (wagon) - Subaru Ascent
- Subaru Impreza
- Subaru Legacy
- Subaru BRZ - Subaru Solterra
- Subaru Crosstrek (Plug-in Hybrid) Note: this model has been discontinued
- Subaru WRX
- Subaru Crosstrek
This is how iSeeCars has ranked Subaru as a brand within the various vehicle segments where it competes:
Subaru SUV Reliability
- Subaru Small SUVs Reliability: 8.7/10
- #2 of 13 Most Reliable Small SUVs Brands
- Subaru 5-seater SUVs Reliability: 7.6/10
- #9 of 16 Most Reliable 5-seater SUVs Brands
- Subaru Subcompact SUVs Reliability: 5.6/10
- #10 of 11 Most Reliable Subcompact SUVs Brands
- Subaru Crossover SUVs Reliability: 7.6/10
- #11 of 16 Most Reliable Crossover SUVs Brands
- Subaru Wagons Reliability: 8.6/10
- #1 of 3 Most Reliable Wagons Brands
- Subaru Midsize Cars Reliability: 8.5/10
- #3 of 10 Most Reliable Midsize Cars Brands
- Subaru Sports Cars Reliability: 7.9/10
- #4 of 6 Most Reliable Sports Cars Brands
- Subaru Coupes Reliability: 7.9/10
- #5 of 7 Most Reliable Coupes Brands
- Subaru Small Cars Reliability: 7.5/10
- #8 of 12 Most Reliable Small Cars Brands
- Subaru Compact Cars Reliability: 7.5/10
- #8 of 10 Most Reliable Compact Cars Brands
Subaru Hybrid Reliability
- Subaru Hybrid Subcompact SUVs Reliability: 7.1/10
- #2 of 3 Most Reliable Hybrid Subcompact SUVs Brands
- Subaru Plug-in Hybrid SUVs (PHEV) Reliability: 7.1/10
- #3 of 5 Most Reliable Plug-in Hybrid SUVs (PHEV) Brands
- Subaru Hybrid Crossover SUVs Reliability: 7.1/10
- #6 of 8 Most Reliable Hybrid Crossover SUVs Brands
- Subaru Hybrid SUVs Reliability: 7.1/10
- #6 of 8 Most Reliable Hybrid SUVs Brands
I also covered Consumer Reports' recent Subaru model reliability ranking. Here are their findings.
Consumer Reports 2024 Subaru models ranked from best to worst, and the reliability score was 0 to 100.
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- 2024 Subaru Crosstrek (99)
- 2024-2025 Subaru Forester (82)
- 2024 Subaru WRX (78)
- 2024 Subaru BRZ (76)
- 2024 Subaru Impreza (69)
- 2024 Subaru Outback (50)
- 2024 Subaru Ascent (49)
- 2023 Subaru Solterra (47)
- 2024 Subaru Legacy (47)
The redesigned 2024 Subaru Crosstrek subcompact SUV nearly has a perfect score of 100 compared with other new cars. The Forester compact SUV is the other standout model, with a score in the 80s. The surprise model is the WRX performance sports car that gets a high score and is now a recommended model by Consumer Reports.
Why are the two different studies so much different?
The iSeeCars study ranks the Subaru models compared with other vehicles in their category. iSeeCars analyzed over 12 million cars to determine how reliable each Subaru model is and how it ranks relative to its competition.
Meanwhile, Consumer Reports ranks the 2024 Subaru models by asking Subaru owners about their vehicle problems in the previous 12 months. This year, they gathered data on over 330,000 cars from the 2000 to 2023 model years, with a few early-introduced 2024 model years.
MY TAKE
I cover Subaru model reliability every year, and Subaru ranks consistently high in reliability compared with other automakers.
This is the latest information regarding the reliability of the 2024 Subaru Outback, Subaru Forester, Subaru Crosstrek, and other all-wheel-drive Subaru models. However, as Subaru makes changes to their new models, reliability changes too. I'll keep you updated as I learn more about each new model.
Until then, visit torquenews.com/subaru regularly and bookmark the page for my latest updates.
Your Turn
What do you think? Which Subaru model do you own, and how reliable is it? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Thanks for reading, everyone. I hope you enjoyed the 2024 Subaru model reliability story. See you tomorrow for my latest Subaru Report.
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I am Denis Flierl, a 12-year Torque News senior writer with 20+ years of Subaru and automotive journalism experience. I enjoy bringing you, the Subaru fans and customers, the most up-to-date Subaru news, reviews, and new model information. You'll find the latest Subaru stories on the Subaru page. Follow me on my The Dirty Subaru website, Dirty Subaru blog, SubaruReport, All Subaru, WRXSTI, @DenisFlierl, Facebook, and Instagram.
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