2025 Subaru Crosstrek Consumer Reviews
Pricing
Base - $27,980 MSRP
Edmunds suggests you pay
$26,607Prices based on sales in SC thru 8/11/25
Final assembly in USA or Japan
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2025 Crosstrek, so we've included reviews for other years of the Crosstrek since its last redesign.
Subaru 2024 (new) Crosstrek Limited
Charles M. Dawson, 12/22/2024
2024 Subaru Crosstrek Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I like the build quality and overall feeling of the solidly built AWD drive hatchback. The 2.5-liter engine is "adequate" for the platform. Road noise suppression is "good," but not on par with higher-end SUVs' extensive deadening efforts. The electric-adjusted driver seat with lumbar inclusion is a very welcome touch. The front seats are fantastic. The rear seats are adequately good. The materials appear top-notch throughout and the Falken standard tires are a nice touch. The interior contrasts very nicely. The faux carbon fiber trim pieces might appeal to the younger generations but are not gaudy enough to cause this oldster to roll his eyes. Subtlety is the key. It is the best compact SUV my wife ever had. I do have two niggles: The LED headlights are easy to overdrive as the low-beams cutoff is dreadfully close to the vehicle, and they do not illuminate the sides of the road like the quartz-halogen peepers we've had for decades. I suggested to my wife that we drive with the fog lamps on at night, and she indicated it was a vast improvement. The second, without going into great detail, involves Subaru's advertisement of the Harmon Kardon "Premium" sound system as a 10-speaker setup. A more likely etiology and closer to the truth would be a 10-element speaker system, which sorely lacks the panache of better Harmon Kardon "Premium" systems in BMW and Mercedes-class vehicles. I can't grade the system audio package (although the integration with the nice display is good) in its present iteration as acceptable, but my wife thinks it sounds OK. YMMV. This system could have been salvaged with proper speaker selection and setup, including a separate powered subwoofer in the hatch area like other competitors. I may be jaded with experience from audio, RF, and consumer electronics engineering backgrounds for four decades. Bottom line: The new generation 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Limited (at least for my wife and me) ticks all the right boxes with safety and AWD requirements. The array of safety features is abundant, including the front and side proximity warning system. I spent a month researching compact AWD SUVs for my wife and the Subaru ticked more boxes than six other contestants, the best being the true symmetrical AWD drivetrain. My wife is thrilled with it, and you know the venerable saying: "Happy wife, happy life!"
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Comfortable, quiet, unfazed by weather
petre donald, 03/25/2024
2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
The Wilderness is probably overkill if you won’t be off-roading, but it shares the more powerful engine with the Sport and Limited trims. Handles well despite 9” ground clearance. The negatives? Laggy infotainment screen, no -functional wireless charging, and only 22 mpg in city driving.
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Too loud on the highway
Raam, 01/07/2025
2025 Subaru Crosstrek Sport 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Car seating, driving, visibility breaking and acceleration is good. But the highway it becomes too loud and one will wonder if there are any windows open. One cannot enjoy music due to this reason. My CX-5 for the same price is way better.
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Do it all sub compact suv
Bongchi, 08/21/2023
2024 Subaru Crosstrek Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
14 of 17 people found this review helpful
Gets you from point A to B whatever the road conditions (off road capable). Easy to drive, affordable, reliable and safe. AWD standard. Quality Made in Japan. Best value and class leader. Resale value is one of the best. Subaru Crosstrek is truly the Swiss Army Knife of subcompact SUV's.
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It lasted 2 weeks
Duane B, 04/06/2024
2024 Subaru Crosstrek Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
23 of 29 people found this review helpful
The people who love driving this car either never go above 50 or always drive with the wind. Wind noise is crazy. Getting above 50 is not an easy task anyways, so I understand if that's the case. The 2.0L is wildly under powered. It's borderline dangerous. The plastic on the dashboard and sits is hollow and cheap feeling. That probably helps amplify road and wind noise. As for the tech. The screen is huge. Which also means the sun hits it at anytime that's not high noon. It's wireless android auto usually works, but when it doesn't connect there's a huge dance to do to get it back. I had a 2014 Outback and wish I had just kept it. The 2014s build quality was substantially better. The best part, my local Subaru dealership also has a Mazda lot right next door. The difference between the two brands is night and day. Plus, they gave me a great deal since they were getting the Crosstrek back.
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