2015 Subaru Forester exterior lighting problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2015 Subaru Forester — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I bought a used 2015 subaru forester with 117,000 miles from an auto shop/used car dealer in March of 2024. In September of 2025, 11,000 miles of driving later, a bunch of lights came on my dash. Check engine, traction control, ABS, at oil temp, and incline assist. I took it to Autozone to get the…”
filed Jan 24, 2026
“I had a problem. arming the remote control. with forester subaru 2014 -2015 model car w/n arm. with key or electronically. I had changed battery you can arm manually sometimes , alarm will go off if you use the key to open door and shut it off with key. in ignition. had a diagnostic test done. with…”
filed Nov 22, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Exposure to certain contaminants may cause the brake light switch to malfunction…Campaign 19V149000 · Feb 28, 2019
Exterior Lighting problems in other Forester years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Forester | 8 | 9% |
| 2024 Forester | 2 | 7% |
| 2023 Forester | 4 | 5% |
| 2022 Forester | 8 | 9% |
| 2021 Forester | 1 | 0% |
| 2020 Forester | 3 | 1% |
| 2019 Forester | 2 | 0% |
| 2018 Forester | 2 | 0% |
| 2017 Forester | 4 | 1% |
| 2016 Forester | 6 | 1% |
| 2014 Forester | 10 | 2% |
| 2013 Forester | 4 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2015 Subaru Forester
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.