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Subaru Forester battery drain reports by year

102 NHTSA complaints describe dead batteries and parasitic electrical drain on Subaru Forester vehicles. The most reported year is 2017 with 26 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2021 Forester52%
2020 Forester173%
2019 Forester192%
2018 Forester163%
2017 Forester264%
2016 Forester195%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.