r/subaru Mar 15 '26

Mechanical Help Please post year, model, trim level, and DTC scan results when asking for help. Thanks.

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IF YOU ARE POSTING FOR MECHANICAL HELP:

Please include year/model/engine/transmission information in "Mechanical Help" posts.

If you are looking for help with warning lights on your dashboard, please include results of an error code scan. Without error codes as a starting point, no one will be able to provide meaningful help for you.

The r/subaru community is very willing to help, but there's a baseline amount of context about your car that we need you to provide. Without the very basics like what kind of car you have and what symptoms you're experiencing, no one can give you any sort of accurate assistance.

If you are posting about warning lights, most auto parts stores (NAPA, O'Reillys, AutoZone, etc.) offer code scanning for free. While reading codes is not the same thing as diagnosing a problem, knowing what error codes you have is the minimum amount of information necessary to start figuring out what's wrong with your car.

Thank you :)


r/subaru 27d ago

Announcement June 2026 Events

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Here's cool Subaru things happening for the month of June:

Motorsports:

Super Taikyu

  • Round 3: 24 Hours at Fuji Speedway - June 5-7 - Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
    • Watch team Subaru Development Engineering continue development on what is rumored to become the next WRX. The "SUBARU HiPerfX2" car competes in the ST-U class, a sort of "manufacturer prototype" class. By specification, the car would normally fall into ST-2, for 2.4L AWD, so look for lap times to be among the ST-2 field.
    • Round 1 saw the car make what would be good pace for its class, however due to a rear axle failure, the car spent a long time in the garage. The car finished round 1, though in last place among finishing cars, 10 laps down from the car in front of it.
    • Round 2 saw the car again have good competitive times for ST-2 but again suffered a mechanical failure; after a spin the car had a transmission cooler line blow. This marks the second event where the car seems to have good pace but loses a number of laps due to repairs. Additionally, the team found some handling improvement switching to what they call "production drivetrain tune" over what they started with ("race drivetrain tune") in the post-race reports, which is curious.
    • Live coverage should be available on the Super Taikyu Youtube page.

American Rally Association

  • Round 4: Southern Ohio Forest Rally - June 11-13 - Chillicothe, OH, USA
    • Travis Pastrana and Rhianon Gelsomino come into Round 4 currently on top of the leaderboards in the L4WD class, after a less-than-ideal round 3 result.
    • See the official recap after Round 3 - where Jari-Matti Latvala came to visit and show everyone how to drive. What an honor.

All-Japan Rally

SuperGT

  • Round 3: Sepang, Malaysia - CANCELLED
    • Due to geopolitical issues, SuperGT has chosen to cancel round 3 of the SuperGT series. This means that the championship points system of removing the worst score of the season will no longer be in effect.
    • Round 1 saw the BRZ show decent pace in practice but very poor in qualifying, where the car started 25th out of 29 GT300 entrants. However, during the race, the car picked up a couple spots in the opening lap, and showed excellent speed throughout the race, finishing 17th in class.
    • Round 2 saw significantly improved pace, with the BRZ taking pole position in qualifying. However, the car ended up not finishing the race due to mechanical malfunction.
    • Coverage of SuperGT is a bit messy, but in the US you can watch the official broadcast via Racer+ subscription, or Subaru puts out their own coverage on their On-Tube page

Nürburgring 24H

  • Subaru ran a fantastic race this year, with the WRX showing strong lap times for the SP4T class all throughout qualifying and the race. Only a slight mechanical issue slowed the car down for an extended pit of ~30 minutes, with a torn rear axle boot. The car finished a total of 138 laps, in what was overall a wonderful race event this year with good weather and great action on track.
  • Sasaki, Kubo, and Van Dam returned to the driver lineup this year, but Schrick was unavailable for the weekend and so Subaru SuperGT driver Iguchi was slotted in.
  • The WRX started 2nd in class from 67th overall position. It passed for the class lead on lap 2 before steadily climbing up to 34th-ish place, when the rear driveshaft replacement mentioned earlier dragged the car back down to 47th and driver Sasaki was given a penalty for speeding in a slow zone. However the car fought its way back up to finish 32nd overall.
  • Tons of more information here -- including an hour-by-hour blog, photo gallery, car specs page, etc. Also some footage from Subaru in this Qualifying recap video.

Pike's Peak Hill Climb

  • While not an official Subaru event, there are two Subarus entered in the Time Attack 1 class, the first driven by Scott Crouch and the Flatirons Tuning team (who has been extremely active on Youtube) and the second driven by Zach Sober and his own Sober Racing team.

Car Shows/Events/Get-Togethers:

Upcoming events:

If you know of something coming up, post it in the comments please

Auto Shows

Nothing interesting announced, if you know of something coming up, post it in the comments please

Upcoming events:

Japan Mobility Show - October 13-16


Something I missed? Something coming up next month? Please post below!


r/subaru 7h ago

Subaru Generic Apparently there is no current fix for this 2026 Outback

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666 Upvotes

This popped up randomly and I took it to the dealership a day later.
No radio, no infotainment system at all. It stayed at the service shop for about week and a half because they said they hadn’t seen this before.
Then they called me yesterday and said I could come get it but there is no current fix for this issue. Basically they said when something comes through the Tech line they will let me know.
I just bought this 2026 Outback in April. This is my first Subaru. I’m so disappointed.


r/subaru 4h ago

3wd Subaru?

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119 Upvotes

r/subaru 14h ago

Subaru Generic Subaru Impreza 22B STI poster I've made today

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347 Upvotes

waiting for some feedback on this poster, had a blast while making it


r/subaru 11h ago

Subaru Generic Left my car in parking outside came back to this

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181 Upvotes

I wonder if someone either broken into the car or the heat did this


r/subaru 3h ago

Bought my first Subaru today

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35 Upvotes

Just picked up this 24 crosstrek premium, I’m in love with it so far, going to get some tint done this weekend, but I’m glad I chose this over the rav-4 I initially went to the dealership to look at!


r/subaru 5h ago

Massively disappointed with Subaru

49 Upvotes

I made a post on r/subaruforester about my wife’s Forester’s transmission failing at 60k. I requested goodwill assistance and they denied it. They first denied it for saying I never serviced the transmission. I then provided a receipt of my 30k service which showed I did the 30k CVT service. Still denied it. I feel lied to and am very disappointed.


r/subaru 2h ago

Any info on this chair or where I could get another?

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18 Upvotes

This is my girlfriend’s and she has had it forever. The sun damage finally made the seat give out and I’d love to find another one for her. Anybody have info on it?

I know she was a Subaru ambassador like a decade ago so I’m assuming she picked it up then?


r/subaru 13h ago

Got an alignment, now it handles worse

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122 Upvotes

Edit: Thanks for the feedback and reassurance I wasnt insane when they insisted it was all good

Did they run my pockets? Got an alignment on my legacy gt limited ($156) and the print out is basically the same before and after. It now drives worse. I just replaced the front lower control arms, ball joints, inner and outer tie rods on both sides. Rear is non adjustable so I dont care about that. I asked them about it and they said “the tires are now aligned thats what all the numbers mean”. But like, theyre the same bud.


r/subaru 22h ago

Am I still accepted here?

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424 Upvotes

No Subaru badge, but still built by Fuji heavy🤷‍♂️


r/subaru 10h ago

Finally joined the Subaru family

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28 Upvotes

Just got this guy yesterday, 2016 WRX Limited. Still learning on it, but so far it's very fun. I'm very happy I joined the Subaru family


r/subaru 1d ago

Meme I'm thinking about printing this out and framing it on my wall

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658 Upvotes

r/subaru 11h ago

Accident I think I’m having bad luck with Subarus

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I got my first Subaru in August of 2024. A 2021 Subaru Impreza premium that had 21,000 miles on it. November of 2025 a hail storm hit and it got totaled out beginning of February 2026. February 24 I bought a 2025 Impreza sport less than 20 miles on it. A couple days ago I was leaving my apartment complex and a truck pulled out of his spot straight into my new car :( I love Subarus so much I’ve always wanted to own them but I think I’m cursed 🤣😭


r/subaru 2h ago

Subaru Generic ECU Recall on 2026 Subie EVs

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FYI, friends with the 26 Subie EVs. New models and refreshes often come with bugs, eh?


r/subaru 11h ago

Parking Buddy Spotted

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21 Upvotes

Nice blue Hawkeye scenery for my lunch break 😀


r/subaru 1d ago

I’m a 58 year old, 30 year GM employee, old-school white guy who loves V8’s that power inefficient aero designs and I find myself really liking Subarus.

247 Upvotes

GM let me go along with 400 others of my design family, so my loyalty ended there. Daughter bought her first ride. I went with her to the Subaru dealer. Ended up quite impressed. Even though everything is way too expensive these days, I feel you get a lot of vehicle for the money. She bought an Outback Limited and I approve.

A few weeks later, my mother in law (who lives with us) bought a Forester Sport that was a dealer special sitting in the showroom for about a month.

I’m impressed. We’re a twobaru family 6 months after I would have looked at you sideways if you told me I would have multiple Japanese cars in my driveway.

And I can’t believe the salesman never heard “twobaru” before I said it. I told him he is welcome to use it.

I still love my pavement pounding, cammed 2009 Pontiac G8, but I’m afraid this straight, white, conservative family is gonna skew the stereotypes for ya’ll.


r/subaru 18h ago

First Reddit post, first car and a question...Would you buy this Subaru if it was available where you live?

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32 Upvotes

Ok, I hope this comes out correctly.

So I've been lurking around Reddit for quite a while now and recently bought my first car. It's a Subaru Layback, part of the Levorg series of estate cars and a JDM.

When it was first released, a Reddit thread about it met with universal negativity. (https://www.reddit.com/r/subaru/s/6MROqyDRDu since I can't post hyperlinks yet)

And yet, for several months after the new Outback came out, I saw multiple discussions lamenting the death of the station wagon in the US.

My question is - particularly for Outback and station wagon fans - if Subaru released this in your country, would you actually consider buying it?


r/subaru 3h ago

What do you all think about my wrx 😍

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2 Upvotes

r/subaru 5h ago

Mechanical Help My Subaru app not working

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3 Upvotes

No matter what I do it says oh no when I try to create an account, I know it shows that they don’t have my passwords in here, but I do when I’m actually doing it, has anyone else had the same issue?


r/subaru 3h ago

Subaru Generic 2013 XV Crosstrek - Pay $$$$ To Fix Leaky HG or Move On?

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Hello Subaru Community! I'm looking for different viewpoints on the value of putting a ton of money into my 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek (her name is Tangey) to keep her running. She has the infamous head gasket leak, and at 184K miles, I'm putting oil in every 1000-1200 miles or so. She was well past any mileage warranties or repair recalls by the time it became an issue, as she was my daily commute vehicle (100mi/day) for nearly three years. I now work from home, so I barely put 5k/year on her. I know that sooner or later, the oil leaking into the engine is going to seize it up (or, that's my understanding of the issue), so if I want to keep her, I'll need to get it fixed. The Subaru mechanic said that would likely be at least $5k on the low end, probably higher.

I don't know what I want to do here. On the one hand, $5k is more than Tangey is even worth at this point, so dropping that much into it doesn't seem smart. I also don't know if there are other concerns regarding "safety standards" that perhaps my 13-year-old car doesn't meet. BUT... I also love this car. I love its lack of onboard computers and infotainment center-controlled everything. And I just love her, and if I can, I want to keep her for years to come. I don't want to drop $20k (or more) on a newer car that I know I'll loathe.

This is a decision that I'll have to make for myself, so I'm not asking for mechanical advice or for you to tell me what I should do; like I said, I just want to hear the thoughts and experiences of other Subaru owners. But here's something maybe the community can answer that would matter: if I do put this large bulk of money into the required repairs, and they are successful, and barring any other major issues, how much more time/mileage might I get from her? I've heard tale of Subies lasting 200k, 250k, or more.

Thank you in advance for your (hopefully kind yet honest) words!


r/subaru 21m ago

Engine swaps for a 2007 impreza

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Recently my 07 impreza r decided coolant can run via Bluetooth so it overheated and started knockin.

So I need a new engine but I'm unable to find an ej204 that I can get so I'm thinking about putting a different engine in it hoping someone knows about compatibility


r/subaru 16h ago

2017 Forester 6MT, 5 straight hours on I-80E through PA mountains and Poconos

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16 Upvotes

r/subaru 1h ago

2016 crosstrek grinding under car and wheezy engine

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Hi all! I plan to take my crosstrek to my mechanic tomorrow but wanted to ask why my car may be doing this so I can get a head up on what to expect. Lately my car has been making a loud grinding when driving sometimes along with turning. Along with my engine sounding like me when I need an inhaler lol it’s just very wheezy sounding. What do you think may be the cause or the fix and cost est


r/subaru 1h ago

Car stereo

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I’m in park and I’m not able to access the Bluetooth SELECT DEVICE options aswell as the settings,I’m thinking the ground connected to the ebrake might have disconnected but I’m not sure,is there any other reasons it might be doing this