Used 2015 Subaru Forester Consumer Reviews
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Why do people like Subarus so much?
Rob, 07/12/2016
2015 Subaru Forester 2.0XT Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
5 of 11 people found this review helpful
This is my first and last Subaru. I have a 2015 Forester. Bought it for the turbo. Accelleration is great, but the touring suspension is firm, leading to a lousy ride. Bluetooth rarely works the way it should - drops calls all the time. Interior quality is terrible. Vinyl on driver's seat is cracking. Dealer blamed me - said it was a sharp object in my pocket. It's a four inch rip - looks like a 20 year old car. Brakes are terrible. I hit them at high speeds and the rumble and shake. Dealer said they were working fine. It has been reliable, but the quality just isn't there. Seat belts with child car /booster seats are hard to fasten - so much for kid friendly cars. Maybe dogs are happier in Subarus. Paint is thin and the steel dents easily. Subaru dealers think they have good customer service, but they really don't. I've waited three hours for an oil change (and that's with an appointment). I'll be going back to driving Chevys again.
Forrester's Eyesight Failure
Subaru Sad, 11/23/2016
updated 06/06/2022
2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful
This car was purchased because of an excellent Consumer Reports review of it, and it's Eyesight accident avoidance system. Eyesight is not reliable, working intermittantly. Subaru did not include Forrester in it's recall of Eyesight for its other cars. Pitiful. Toyota has always been reliable. We should have stayed with Toyota. At six year this car is just OK. Many recalls on it. Although it is zippy in town... feels like a tin can on the highway. Leather seats are breaking down so the quality wasn’t great. This will be my first and LAST Subaru product.
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Bad inside
mark405, 11/20/2014
2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i Touring PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
20 of 50 people found this review helpful
This is what I don't like inside my Subaru Forester 2015. I have it 2weeks . The two vanity mirrors has no lights. The seats are to small and hard.Console is to small and set to far back between the seats.Passenger seat up to high no adjustment to bring it down.Buttons on passenger door don't light up and back doors to.Trunk light not bright enough.Dash is rough hard to wipe clean.Front windshield not top tinted. When sun comes in you can't see out.Car locks don't lock by themselves you have to lock doors. Glove box has no light.when you get eyesight it takes away the eye glass holder.screens are to small. Back up camera should beep. More to follow next week.Good luck if you buy this car.
2015 Fotester red ,poor exterior finish
J. E. Stone, 04/06/2016
updated 10/07/2019
2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
6 of 14 people found this review helpful
I bought my second Subaru knowing it would be reliable and hold some value. I chose a 2015 Forester. Color is a newer Subaru deep red. Mechanically the car has been as advertised so far. I am new to the CVT transmission but Subaru is not and they seem to have it right. My complaint is with the paint job. I have a 20 year old Ford truck that has less chips in the paint. The paint on this vehicle is the thinnest and poorest quality of any vehicle I have ever owned. This Subaru is the newest vehicle we own and with only 10,000 miles on it, looks older than any of our other vehicles. Thank you Subaru for eleminating another brand from the vehicles I would purchase! I will have to get rid of this one while I can still get something out of it and will never own another. After 59000 miles and 4 years we still own the car. First , the bad; I still maintain the finish is of poor quality. Very difficult and time consuming to make this car look good. Easily scratched and rubbed. After 4 years, I am not a fan of the cat transmission and will do my best to never own another in a car. That is not based on mechanical issues, only personal preference. Shortly after hearing about transmission failures, Subaru extended the warranty to 100,000 miles. Initially I thought that was great but now I believe they may be just trying to avoid class action suits. The good; my wife loves the little car. She likes the way it rides, handles and just zips around everywhere she goes. Believe me, my wife uses machinery to its full intended purpose and beyond. Have had 1 recall, minor, handled by dealer, on 2nd set of tires and original brakes. So far has required oil changes filters and tire rotations. You can’t do and transmission service of any kind is what dealer tells me.
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Engine replacement at 60K, now transmission total
deetee3, 09/29/2014
updated 04/08/2024
2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i Touring PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
21 of 54 people found this review helpful
Don' Buy a SUBARU!!!!! After driving this car for almost 90Kmiles I have to say I won't buy another Subaru. Subaru replaced the engine. The block was defective burning oil at 40K miles. Now with a new engine the car is what it should have been on day one. Subaru is surviving on the older cars reputation for reliability their new cars are junk. Buy something else. Lot's of options now. At 140K miles the CVT transmission malfunctioned. Driving on a hot summer day the valve body shut the car down. Every warning light on the dash came on and I lost cruise control. Defective part caused the problem, Subaru of America is a joke.
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