NHTSA Data Explorer

Subaru SVX

Data refreshed October 26, 2026

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Complaints

309

Active records

Recalls

0

Active records

TSBs

21

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

0

Injuries

7

Crashes

9

Fires

2

Top reported issues — Subaru SVX

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Transmission/drivetrain behavior

90

Operating state

82

Condition issue

33

Noise

23

Performance issue

21

Safety restraint issue

11

Engine behavior

9

Safety restraint behavior

9

Braking behavior

8

Reporting mechanism

7

Fluid issue

6

Access/entry issue

5

Recent change

5

Thermal issue

5

Driver assistance issue

4

Electrical issue

3

Vibration/harshness

3

Infotainment behavior

2

Powering on/off behavior

2

Steering behavior

2

HVAC behavior

1

Ride/handling behavior

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

1995 SUBARU SVX

Filed Apr 30, 2014


WAS DRIVING AN FIRST 3RD GEAR WOULD JUST REV THEN IT STARTED SKIPPING 3RD THEN I WOULD HAVE TO SLOWLY PUSH GAS TO MOVE AN EVENTUALLY IT JUST REVVED UP I WOULD PARK AN WAIT 15-20 MIN START IT AN TRANSMISSION WORKED FOR A COUPLE MIN THEN STOPPED AN IT STILL WORKS BARELY OFF AN ON IT HAS FLUID BUT WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK THE SHIFTER CAN BE IN ANY POSITION AN TRANSMISSION WON'T ENGAGE AT ALL. *JS

1992 SUBARU SVX

Filed Jan 16, 2013


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 SUBARU SVX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

1994 SUBARU SVX

Filed Mar 6, 2011


MY 94 SUBARU SVX TRANSMISSION WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR SUBARU SHOULD PAY. POOR DESIGN IN TRANSMISSION *TR

1994 SUBARU SVX

Filed Aug 20, 2009


MY SUBARU SVX TRANSMISSION RECENTLY STARTED SUFFERING A DELAY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, HIGH REVS AND SLIPPING WHILE SHIFTING AND JUST NOW I TRIED TO DRIVE IT AND A CLUNKING SOUND HAPPENED WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE. NOW IT WON'T GO IN TO REVERSE AT ALL, ALSO, 1ST GEAR DOESN'T WORK HALF THE TIME AND THE REST OF THE FORWARD GEARS SEEM TO SLIP SEVERELY MOST OF THE TIME TOO. THE CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE, AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH IT BEFORE. TROUBLE STARTED MAYBE A FEW DAYS AGO.. THE HEAT…

1992 SUBARU SVX

Filed Feb 14, 2009


TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO SPECIFIC EVENT OR ACTIVITY LEAD TO THE FAILURE. TRANSMISSION WORSENED OVER A PERIOD OF WEEKS - ROUGH SHIFTS AND EVENTUALLY UNABLE TO GET INTO ALL GEARS. *TR

1995 SUBARU SVX

Filed Jan 12, 2009


I OWN A SUBARU SVX. THEY ARE KNOWN TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEY ARE ALSO A VERY RARE CAR. OUT OF THE TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE THESE CARS, ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS WITH THERE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS, INSTEAD OF ME HAVING TO FIND A WAY TO COME UP WITH MORE THEN WHAT I PAID FOR THE CAR. *TR

1992 SUBARU SVX

Filed Nov 18, 2008


TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 64000 MI. TRANS SHOP REBUILT IT AND ADDED A TRANS COOLER FOR 2200$ AS SOON AS I FIST DROVE IT I NOTICED THE CAR BINDING UP DURING TURNS AT SLOW SPEED. SHOP OWNER SAID HE COULDN'T REPLICATE OR FEEL ANYTHING WRONG, WITH ME IN THE CAR AND IT WAS CLEARLY BINDING DURING SLOW TURNS, HE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM. ALSO THERE IS A NOISE, LIKE A BOLT INSIDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER THAT I HEAR WHEN I AM OFF THE THROTTLE. ALSO HAVE REPLACED BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. CABIN…

1992 SUBARU SVX

Filed Nov 10, 2008


TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 SUBARU SVX. WHILE DRIVING 23 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SHIFTING DELAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE AND HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO BE RESTARTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURES OCCURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO ERROR CODES OR…

1992 SUBARU SVX

Filed Sep 28, 2007


TRANSMISSION SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. *TR

1997 SUBARU SUBARU

Filed Jul 23, 2007


Fire

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SUBARU WAGON. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TWO WEEKS AGO. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE RADIATOR WHILE DRIVING. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AND HE ACCUSED THE DEALER OF SELLING HIM A LEMON. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS IS AND NOTHING COULD BEEN DONE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE BLEW THE HEAD GASKET AND CRACKED THE ENGINE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,400.

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Updated October 26, 2026. Refreshed nightly.