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2019 Subaru Crosstrek Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
24about this part
Share
8%of 286 total for the year
Median mileage
15,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek, 8% of the 286 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“All elextrical was diabeled, no s drive, no response to key fob, could not take car out of park, check engine light on. Car was workig when parked at store, came out and the car would not start and kept giving me error mesages. The ybrid batter was good and I finally was able to use the hybrid mode to get the car to the dealership.”

NHTSA complaint #11365945, filed 2020-10, 19,100 miles

“At times vehicle has stuttered acceleration or delayed acceleration. This is very noticeable after car had been running for more that an hour at freeway speeds. Twice I have taken my Subaru in to have it look at once on 1/2020 and again 5/2020. Subaru has recorded as issue twice over 517 miles. At techline investigation has been opened up. They think this is a software issue. They have deemed this normal operation and safe to drive. My car has a problem and its not being addressed by Subaru. This is a new car with 14307 miles on it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11326799, filed 2020-06, 14,307 miles

“At around the 2000 mile mark I noticed a drastic reduction in fuel econemy. I also started noticing metal particles in the engine oil. I also noticed a significant drop in engine power as well. This is a sign of debris getting in the engine and causing metal particles to become broken off. My mileage went from 460-480 mpt to 360-380 mpt. (mpt=miles per tank) I have brought the vehicle into the dealership and nothing was found from thrm testing the fuel system. I have been documenting this thru photograps on my tripometer. …”

NHTSA complaint #11271271, filed 2019-10, 24,631 miles

“Pulled into a parking space and placed the vehicle in park,turned the vehicle off, removed the key and exited the vehicle. When returning to the vehicle within 5 minutes, the vehicle had rolled backwards 25 feet and hit 2 parked cars. I unlocked the vehicle, entered it and started the car to return to my original parking space so I could call the police to report a fender bender. I will be calling my dealership in the morning to have the vehicle inspected for safety. In the meantime I parked the vehicle and applied the emergency brake as an added precaution.”

NHTSA complaint #11318753, filed 2020-03, 11,697 miles

“Since I bought this car in march 2019 I have had problems. It has been in for service 5 times and each time I told them sometimes when you push the accelerator pedal the engine stutters or misfires. Some times it does not even respond to pushing the accelerator pedal. This is infrequent and they have not been able to experience it. But, it does exist and I am afraid about the safety. For example I was at a stop sign and started to turn left and I pressed the accelerator pedal and it went about ten feet and would not go further. I pumped the pedal and two or three seconds later it moved. …”

NHTSA complaint #11309329, filed 2020-02, 1,000 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202512%
202433%
202313%
202213%
20211412%
20201115%
2019248%
2018147%
20171314%
20161814%
2015635%
2014744%
2013415%

Other parts of the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
123 complaints
Electrical system
53 complaints
Other or unknown
52 complaints
Engine
34 complaints
Steering
15 complaints
Fuel system
14 complaints
Vehicle speed control
8 complaints
Brakes
7 complaints
Body and structure
7 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Air bags
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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