585 problems have been reported for the 2016 Subaru Forester. The following chart shows the 21 most common problems for 2016 Subaru Forester. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags with 94 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (92 problems).
In our research we use the PPMY index to compare the reliability of vehicles. The PPMY index of a certain model is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. The total sales of the 2016 Subaru Forester in the United States are 156,361 units [1]. If the total number of problems reported by Subaru Forester owners in the last 10 years is 585, and the age of the vehicle is 10, the PPMY index can then be calculated as
PPMY Index = 585 / 156,361 / 10 * 1000 = 0.37.
For more information, refer to this page: A study of reliability comparison across Subaru Forester model year vehicles.
The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 2016 Subaru Forester in 2016.
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When making the decision between buying a new or used Subaru Forester, the following table can be used to compare the 2016 Subaru Forester with the Subaru Forester from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 2016 Forester is 585 while the average number of problems reported for the 29 model years of the Subaru Forester is 287.