I was a life long Honda owner
I was a life long Honda owner since 1992 until Honda did the cost cutting thing which made their vehicles unreliable.
I bought a Subaru Forester and Impreza. Had the Impreza 5 years and got rid of it. Premature window cracks, three to be exact and road noise like you've never heard before. Of course the dealer here in Canada wont acknowledge that there is a window recall in the States. "Sir, we are unaware of any such recall". dealers are dishonest scumbags.
My 2015 Forester had the AC compressor fail, premature rusting, the brake switch issue, which I fixed myself with contact cleaner, rear wiper seized, which I fixed myself, uneven tire wear, windows that chatter when opening. Rear hatch prop rod broke cracking the rear tail light.
I bought a new 2020 Toyota Highlander to replace the Impreza. I hoping to replace the Forester in 5 years with another Toyota product.
The thing that makes me scratch my head is that consumer reports rates the Forester as their top pic...now I don't subscribe to CR anymore.