2017 Subaru Forester Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 15about this part
- Share
- 3%of 592 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 23,825miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the brakes of the 2017 Subaru Forester, 3% of the 592 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 23,825 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Accident 9/24/2017, 2017 Subaru Forester, 11,000. Miles. Driving slowly in a shopping parking lot, on a dry sunny morning, around 10 am, after pushing on the brakes my car accelerated. My car ran on it's own when turned off, then I put it in park, it lunged over a cement planter, on off and put in park, it hit a tree a few times before it stopped itself. There was bumper damage. …”
NHTSA complaint #11141018, filed 2018-10, 11,000 miles“9/24/2017 pressing on brakes to slow down the car speeded up, I tried parking in front of a cement planter hoping the pre-collision brakes would stop me, it didn't it lunged after hitting the cement divider in the parking space, I turned the car off and put it in park, the wheels turned in the dirt hitting a tree, the car bounced back then went forward hitting the tree again, the car ran on it's own turned off, until it came to a stop.”
NHTSA complaint #11141556, filed 2018-10, 11,000 miles“I was driving straight at a speed of 35 MPH in town. I was approaching a red light, as I went to break the car did not slow down but seemed to speed up. It took a lot of force on the break to stop completely.”
NHTSA complaint #11324846, filed 2020-05, 66,180 miles“When in motion coming to a stop on local street, hitting brakes, Forester makes sounds on both front wheels but more on front right wheel area needing to brake harder. Wife and son were on freeway in motion, hitting brakes made click click sound and having to brake harder coming to a full stop wife”
NHTSA complaint #11324792, filed 2020-05, 29,000 miles“When breaking, the car acellerated on a city street and a second time in a very busy parking lot! Fortuately there was no accident> had the car towed to the dealer who later reported that they found nothing wrong with the car. I will not drive this car untill more is investigated.”
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Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3% |
| 2025 | 6 | 6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 3% |
| 2023 | 6 | 8% |
| 2022 | 11 | 11% |
| 2021 | 7 | 3% |
| 2020 | 14 | 2% |
| 2019 | 26 | 3% |
| 2018 | 14 | 3% |
| 2017 | 15 | 3% |
| 2016 | 29 | 7% |
| 2015 | 36 | 6% |
| 2014 | 31 | 8% |
| 2013 | 9 | 12% |
| 2012 | 16 | 15% |
| 2011 | 20 | 14% |
| 2010 | 37 | 14% |
| 2009 | 16 | 9% |
| 2008 | 1 | 2% |
| 2007 | 4 | 5% |
| 2006 | 2 | 2% |
| 2005 | 7 | 8% |
| 2004 | 5 | 2% |
| 2003 | 10 | 5% |
| 2002 | 11 | 13% |
| 2001 | 16 | 12% |
| 1999 | 19 | 14% |
| 1998 | 15 | 15% |
Other parts of the 2017 Subaru Forester
166 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
116 complaintsElectrical system
106 complaintsOther or unknown
97 complaintsEngine
47 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
46 complaintsSeats
34 complaintsVehicle speed control
33 complaintsSteering
25 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaintsSuspension
13 complaintsWheels
13 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Subaru Forester
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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