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2021 Subaru Forester battery drain reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe dead batteries and parasitic electrical drain on the 2021 Subaru Forester — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Battery drain reports
2%
share of complaints
8,500 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2021 Subaru Forester

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2021 Subaru Forester report before drawing conclusions.