2025 Subaru Forester Electrical System Problems
NHTSA lists 16 Electrical System complaints for the 2025 Subaru Forester, 17% of all 93 complaints filed for the year. The largest cluster involves headlight beam patterns and shadows; two injuries were reported and no related recalls exist yet.
- Electrical System complaints
- 16
- 17% of 93
- Crashes reported
- 0
- Fires reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Median mileage
- 100 mi
- Related recalls
- 0
Typical electrical symptoms owners report
- Low-beam headlights are described as too dim, cutting off sharply, or leaving dark shadow patches that make it hard to see the road at night.
- Adaptive headlight beams show a shadow of the bulb or shadowy gaps in the light pattern that shift as the car moves, which owners call distracting.
- The infotainment touchscreen is taken over by a full-screen Sirius XM ad, blocking navigation, climate control, and hands-free calling while driving.
- The navigation system has given wrong directions, wrong freeway exits, and a home location off by several hundred feet despite repeated dealer visits.
- A seat heater reportedly turned on by itself and got hot enough to burn a driver's thigh.
- Owners report rodents chewing through wiring with soy-based coatings, raising concerns about power steering, ABS, and airbag function.
When 2025 Subaru Forester electrical complaints were filed
First complaint Sep 2, 2024, latest Jul 18, 2026.
Electrical System recalls for the 2025 Subaru Forester
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
Electrical System complaints by Forester model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- How many electrical complaints does the 2025 Subaru Forester have?
- NHTSA lists 16 Electrical System complaints for the 2025 Forester, which is 17% of the 93 total complaints filed for that model year.
- Is there a recall for the 2025 Subaru Forester electrical system?
- No related recalls are listed in NHTSA data for this issue as of the data update.
- What is the most common electrical complaint on the 2025 Forester?
- Most sample complaints describe headlight low-beam and adaptive beam problems, including shadows, dark cutoffs, and reduced night visibility.
- Have there been injuries linked to electrical problems on the 2025 Forester?
- NHTSA data shows 2 injuries reported among the Electrical System complaints for the 2025 Forester, with no crashes or fires reported.