2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 4%of 98 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 68,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek, 4% of the 98 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 68,000 miles. 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.
“Hit a rather large bump, no damage to car. Side curtain air bags deployed and scratched my neck pretty bad. I feel that the impact of the bump did not even close to justify a deployment. I was driving at about 40mph”
NHTSA complaint #11321873, filed 2020-04, 111,000 miles“Intersection of airport blvd and scott st. In houston. Between 545 to 6 pm was the incident. Weather was perfect. Between 70 to 75 degrees. Bright and clear conditions. I was coming from the east side of airport blvd towards the south side of scott. This road was a 35 MPH road. As I turned left seeing that the other side was clear, I started moving and I got hit by a dodge duranngo who was speeding up at maybe 60-70 MPH. I survived the accident but based on preliminary assessment, my car was declared totaled. The impact was so strong. …”
NHTSA complaint #10700854, filed 2015-03, 25,000 miles“I was t-boned on 11/7 on the driver side door of the car. My car is totaled and the airbags, knee and curtain did not deploy and I was hit almost dead on on the B pillar. Unknown if the problem has been reproduced by the dealer.My knee is still hurting from the accident and my head smacked the frame.The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer, but has by police, insurance, and others. All said the airbags should have deployed. There were no warning lights or otherwise to notify me that the airbags would not work.”
NHTSA complaint #11705923, filed 2025-12“The dashboard light says that the airbag is OFF, while it is occupied by a large teenager (over 100lbs) in the Right Front passenger seat. Teenager was buckled into moving vehicle when this concern was observed. Front Right passenger airbag has never been deactivated by owner/driver. Took car to be inspected at a Subaru dealer on 13Aug24, but Subaru techs unable to replicate problem at time of visit and reported no known recall notice for this problem. Since inspection, problem has reoccurred randomly.”
NHTSA complaint #11638232, filed 2025-01Related service bulletins
- 11005609Jul 15, 2024This announcement provides information on Takata Recall Escalated Towing Program.
- 10171089Jan 17, 2020This Bulletin provides information regarding Event Data Recorder (EDR) functionality which has been incorporated into the airbag system.
- 10138778Dec 15, 2017NOTE: The Airbag systems used on previous and current WRX, STI and Tribeca models are NOT equipped with EDR functionality. This Bulletin provides information regarding Event Data…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek
35 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
22 complaintsOther or unknown
20 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsWheels
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Subaru XV 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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