As a Subaru owner, this is
As a Subaru owner, this is also a mystery to me. As Mark points out, every Subaru engine except the new one in the 3-row SUV is presently involved in some sort of campaign following a class action settlement. The CVT in the popular models including the top-selling Forester is also covered under a class-action settlement. I do get that the WRX issues don't tip the balance much, since the WRX sells at a rate of about 3,000 units per month and the Forester, Crosstrek, and Outback combined account for around 40,000 per month. Still, how Subaru is climbing in this ranking is a mystery to the author as well.