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Subaru Forester hesitation / surging reports by year

204 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on Subaru Forester vehicles. The most reported year is 2015 with 41 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2021 Forester52%
2020 Forester81%
2019 Forester152%
2018 Forester163%
2017 Forester173%
2016 Forester184%
2015 Forester417%
2014 Forester195%
2010 Forester52%
2007 Forester68%
2006 Forester1416%
2005 Forester66%
2002 Forester1820%
2001 Forester118%
1998 Forester55%

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.