Now That Subaru’s Oil Consumption Lawsuit is Settled, What Should You Do?

thank God i cancelled my booking for the new xv. i will stick with my VW for now.

The new XV probably doesn't have the issue. My 2013 Subaru did not burn oil for the 60K miles I had it and my 2016 Legacy 3.6R is the same way too at 21K miles. Still full at oil change time. I have owned an oil burning car before and I tolerated it. I would rather add oil every 800-1200 miles then open up Pandora's Box with the engine removal/re-install.

I'll never own another sabaru. Burnt oil the first month. Dealer said needed break in. Now after 80K burns 1\2 qt every other fillup. Why take it back to dealer when I can't trust the lying SOB.

Well then continues. I own a 2018 Forrester that burned a quart of oil every 1200 miles since brand new. 4000 miles and and 3 and a half quarts burned so far. Dealer says it's normal for break in. Most they have to do is a consumption test... Run around, gas mileage back and forth to the dealer, and extras oil to replace the oil this great if crap is burning... Is all on me the owner that was fun enough to buy a Subaru. DONT DO IT EVERYONE THAT SEE'S THIS. STAY AWAY FROM SUBARU JUNK. ALL MODELS ARE EFFECTED.

The problem with having a dealer decide what is an "acceptable" amount of oil to lose is that ANY detectable amount of oil loss is UNACCEPTABLE. We owned a 2013 Forester which burned 1 quart of oil a month, plus/minus 8 ounces. When I called Subaru about this they said a quart of oil a month is an acceptable amount of oil to lose. I've owned cars and motorcycles for 40 years and can say that every other Toyota, Honda, Suzuki, and Chevrolet I've owned burned exactly ZERO oil every month (at least none that could be detected). Subaru may have thought they were hoodwinking another rube and saving themselves a few dollars in repairs but in fact they lost a lifelong customer. Their loss, Toyota's gain. Got rid of the Subaru, bought a Toyota, and never looked back.

Not to defend Subaru, since I have owned a Forester for 16.5 years now (2003), but we can also thank Big Brother for pushing the car companies constantly with the CAFE requirements for gas mileage. Looser the tolerances around pistons and valve seals and VIOLA, better gas mileage and terrible oil consumption. But very short-sighted of Subaru to try to convince us Old Timers that 1 quart of crude per 1,000 miles is acceptable to anyone but a moron. Look for earlier model Subi's, stay clear of the new CVT trannie, and just rebuild what you have to one it. Or buy a Toyota.

Bought my 2013 Subaru Outback about 8 months ago with 95k miles and just found out about this at 101k. Called Subaru and they agreed to have me do the oil consumption test and it supposedly passed the test. But not real happy that I have to add about a quart after every 2k miles. Was super happy until I found out I bought a Japanese oil burner.

My 2013 Outback is out of the warranty period. Is there an additive that I can use to help prevent some of this oil burn?

My 2014 Forester at 195K now burns a quart every 1200 miles. It was not this bad at first, but it has gradually gotten worse. And of course, I had a CVT failure at 125k miles and had to replace the valve body. Oh, and I had to replace wheel bearing all around about the same time. It's a pile of crap. I am done with Subaru. Period. Paragraph. The end.
I put 305k miles on my 2001 Camry and then sold it to my BIL. At each oil change on the Camry the dipstip level barely moved. Never changed a wheel bearing.

That amount of oil consumption isnt even that bad. My 08 Forester goes thru a quart every 500 miles. And not a drop on the ground. Still runs great at 195k miles, so I'll let it get really tired before I trade in.