2024 Subaru Crosstrek Consumer Reviews
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Base - $26,540 MSRP
First crosstalk after having 6 Toyota rav4s
Boston Mike m, 01/13/2024
2024 Subaru Crosstrek Sport 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
I lease a new vehicle every three years the last six were Toyota rav4s. The 2021 one was awful, poor acceleration and after 2000 miles it needed a complete brake job, the calipers were rusted shut on one of the brakes when I purchased it and the dealership didn’t notice even though I returned to them at least 5 times including the day I picked it up. The crosstalk is definitely smaller and has less storage space but I think it handles better, is roomier inside, has way more updated features and the acceleration is incredible compared to the ravs I had. I will never go back to Toyota
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Limited with 2.5L Engine is Sweet Spot
Noah, 01/20/2025
2024 Subaru Crosstrek Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I'm about 6 months into my fully loaded 2004 Limited trim Crosstrek and am very, very happy. The engine feels just right for the car, but I still somehow get 37+ MPG highway at about 70 MPH. Compared to my previous 2017 Impreza sedan, it's a huge upgrade: quieter, peppier, more buttoned-up, and rides and handles beautifully. The CVT is more refined, and the sound of the Boxer engine is more muted and pleasant when pushed. The upgraded X-Drive AWD options are terrific to have, and the EyeSight system is upgraded. I also like the added ground clearance and build on our increasingly rutted roads-- the Crosstrek just soaks everything up without any fuss in most any weather. I highly recommend test driving the Limited trim in the redesigned 2024+ Crosstrek to see how far Subaru has come in the last several years. While it isn't a powerhouse with the bigger engine, it can get out of its own way without a problem and feels incredibly solid and a pleasure to drive. For a non-hybrid AWD, I find the MPGs quite good (you do take a hit in purely city driving, but even then it meets the sticker estimate). In the past I drove Audis and VWs: I enjoy this Crosstrek even more. The new larger touchscreen console is just fine and includes physical buttons for temp adjustment and other common tasks. The only quibble I have with the electronics is the upgraded Harmon-Kardon stereo: the speaker set up is very forward-centric. If you're used to stereos with beefy rear speakers, you'll find the Crosstrek reversed: the front speakers carry most of the sound, even when you equalize it to push the center back. It's not bad, but it does take an adjustment. Otherwise, I really can't find anything to complain about!
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Crosstrek Sport Tougher and Sassier
Patrick Young, 08/05/2024
2024 Subaru Crosstrek Sport 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
The 2024 Crosstrek is improved in several aspects from my previous 2021 model. Acceleration is smoother, the engine has more power, the newly designed infotainment screen is better, and road noise is lessened through increased noise-deadening insulation. I chose the Crosstrek Sport trim level which has cool yellow-gold exterior accents and water-repellent upholstery with contrast stitching.
Fills Our Needs to a T
AnXRockStar, 06/15/2024
updated 12/17/2024
2024 Subaru Crosstrek Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
We just finished the break-in period, so this is still kind of preliminary, but wow, I'm thoroughly impressed. We've always preferred small cars, but after we redid the driveway at the same time the city redid the sidewalks, there was never enough ground clearance. No matter how slow and at what angle we tried, every time we pulled in, "scraaape!" Add to that, the collection of cracks, potholes and expansion joints that they call "roads" around here (rural upper Midwest) and the small cars that we were driving just no longer cut it. This one replaces a Dodge Dart, that actually handled the rough terrain better than the mid-sized SUV that's my work car. The Dart was a comfortable, quick and well mannered car, but was getting a little long in tooth and the electronics really couldn't be updated. This Crosstrek has most of the same feel... the passenger compartment has virtually the same dimensions, and on the road, the fact that this one is a little bit more top heavy is offset by the full time AWD. A little smoother on rough roads and about the same cornering. A little more ground clearance; we still have to be careful, but it's much easier to pull into the driveway without bottoming. (The deciding factor between this one and the Legacy.) I'm about 6'1" and "all leg" yet I have the power seat set a little bit forward of all the way back; the Dart had manual seats and I drove that one a notch forward as well. This one has a little less power, especially since we have the smaller engine, but that's somewhat offset by the CVT. We're old enough that we don't need something that can go to the track on weekends, so the 2.0 is plenty "peppy" (heavy on the condescension) for us, but I would recommend the 2.5 for most people. But it's by no means under powered. All that in a package that is reasonably priced and even my wife thinks it's attractive. When I was doing my research, my technophobe wife kept complaining about "all [my] gadgets" but everything (except the moon roof which was part of a package) helps with safety. Years ago, I had a car that took a little while to notice, but you could hide a Navy capital ship in the blind spot. This one has pretty good visibility, but the blind spot monitoring helps make up for us getting older. Same with the auto-dimming mirrors. (Late spring and no night driving yet, so I can't rate their effectiveness, but in the garage you can see them working.) The infotainment center is complete and easy to navigate, the center display in the instrument cluster has all the information you need at a glance. The LED headlights and fog lights last longer and light better than the halogen type they replace, (again, confirmed in the garage) but that brings us to the next paragraph... The car does have a few minor "quirks" and one thing I would consider a significant "ding." LED headlights, fog lights and third brake light, but way too many incandescent bulbs. Don't get that design choice. The cup holders are kind of oddly placed. I put a phone holder/charger in one and regularly bump it. The heated seats (YAY!!!) have rockers rather than momentary switches that don't reset when the car is turned off. The cruise power button doubles as a cancel button, and since it's graphically marked, it took a while to figure out. I don't get why there has to be a power button in the first place. Either you engage it or don't, right? But everyone does it so it's probably some sort of regulation. 160MPH speedometers aren't endearing to me... I get it, stepper motor based gauges don't have infinite resolution and you want to display one step per MPH, but seriously, it reduces resolution in the range that you actually spend the most time driving, and can you imagine this conversation? "Sorry officer, but that couldn't have been me you clocked at 152, my speedometer said I was only going 147." This one is angled so a normal driving range is near the top making it more useful than mid-scale on top. But it seems that a glass dash would be less expensive at today's level of tech. The fuel door arrow points to the left with a fuel pump icon to its left. To me that means that the fuel door is on the left of the car and the pump should be on your left. It's on the passenger side. I prefer that, but apparently the icon means that the door is on the right because it's pointing to the right side of the pump icon. (My SUV is the other way, but the same thing, the icon points to the right when the door is on the left.) No dedicated sunglasses holder. Not a big deal, but so universal it seems an odd omission. One puzzling thing, I have a remote on the outside lights on my garage. Even though it's not rated for use with Home Link, it worked with my SUV. I can't get it to pair with the Crosstrek. Again, not rated to work with Home Link, but that's a third-party item and it seems weird that it works with one but not the other. The one significant ding, to me however, is the fabric on the seats, while comfortable, is already showing some fraying. I wear cargo pants and I think it's the hook-and-loop strips on the pocket flaps, but none of my other cars, or even home furniture, have ever done that. At least not at this young of an age. As well made as this car is, that one's kind of heartbreaking. There are some covers available as accessories, when I bring the car in for service I'll look into them. Expensive compared to the big box store versions, I'll stick to Subaru's if for no other reason than there are supplemental air bags in the seats and my guess is the Subaru designed ones are designed around that. Aftermarket ones may be as well, but I'd rather not risk finding out the hard way. Bottom line? This is the best designed and best built car I've ever owned. It's actually my wife's car, and I'm more than a little jealous. (But I drive when we're both in the car, so there's that.) Small by today's standards, but comfortable and with an array of convenience and safety features, and a nice array of trim levels. 5* for sure. FWIW: Not a factor in my final decision, but got me to look into Subaru in the first place was the dog family commercials. Minor Update: I have found one thing that I don't like. The cruise control is a little too quick to hit the brakes. I'm driving, not flying the Vomit Comet, after all. That's not just the traffic sensing feature, but any little change in terrain or wind. Besides wasting gas and wearing the brakes quicker than they otherwise would, the flashing brake lights mean that traffic behind needs an extra second or two to realize that I'm actually stopping, not just flashing the brake lights. That makes that particular safety feature actually LESS safe. Next service I'll ask if there's a software setting to adjust that, but I'm doubtful.
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Snappy
Skip, 07/13/2024
2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I had an earlier year Crosstrek but it had no guts. Good car but mountains were its doom. The new 2.5 liter Wilderness is so much better. Not a bullet yet but much quicker and handles rough terraine with ease. And it looks snappy. A terrific, good looking, fun car to drive with serious abilities off road or on slick roads!
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