2023 Subaru Solterra Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 24%of 42 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2023 Subaru Solterra, 24% of the 42 complaints for this model year. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Vehicle stopped dramatically at low speed in snow while sensors were freaking out and flashing reverse breaking sensor problem. Car has been in shop for 6 weeks. My concern is the breaks auto/over corrected and caused my car to slide in snow.”
NHTSA complaint #11632912, filed 2024-12“We hit a stationary deer at night. Afterwards, we found an open recall: WRG23-1: Forward recognition camera reprogramming 2023 Subaru Solterra, but Subaru refused to investigate as they claim animals (suddenly appearing) are a carve out on their liability. However, the deer wasn't leaping, it was already frozen in the road. The headlights only illuminated its knees, too late for the driver to stop before impact. It could have just as easily been a person, or other heavy road debris. …”
NHTSA complaint #11561166, filed 2023-12“Under certain circumstances when using adaptive cruise control the car can accelerate towards a stationary vehicle. The last time that it occurred I was using the adaptative control at 35 mph and was approaching a stop light with the car correctly detecting a car in front which my car had detected and was slowing to allow adapt to the speed of the car that was ahead. The car entered a turn lane on the left and there was another car directly in from of mine and it was stopped at the light. …”
NHTSA complaint #11550158, filed 2023-10“My Subaru Solterra EV was parked in the driveway of an Airbnb in Virginia. We were about to depart to return home. Vehicle was turned on and driver commenced to back out of the driveway, however rear safety warning activated as car neared a bush. Driver stopped vehicle, then placed in Drive in order to pull forward a few feet to negotiate putting the car in reverse to leave the driveway. The car then lurched forward with great force and collided with the corner of the house we had been staying in, causing significant damage. Two concerns arise: 1. …”
NHTSA complaint #11646679, filed 2025-03“Ihad something happen 3 times with the car on my drive to work. It was raining and vehicles ahead of me were kicking up a significant amount of mist in front of my Solterra. I was using the adaptive cruise control feature and it is supposed to follow cars in front of you and slow down or speed up (to your max set rate) to keep with traffic. THREE (3) times it did not see the car in front of me and I had to apply the brakes to slow the vehicle down or I may have hit the vehicle in front of me. As mentioned above, this happened in very misty conditions. …”
NHTSA complaint #11514133, filed 2023-03Related service bulletins
- 11005623Jul 24, 2024In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a service program to update the Forward Recognition Camera software on certain 2023 model…
- 11005622Jul 24, 2024This announcement provides information in the initiation of a service program to update the forward recognition camera software on certain 2023 model year Solterra vehicles.
- 10243395Sep 26, 2023In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a service program to update the forward recognition camera software on certain 2023 model…
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
Other parts of the 2023 Subaru Solterra
16 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 Subaru Solterra
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology