Used 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Consumer Reviews
Used XV Crosstrek for sale
Crosstrek Problems
catskhiker, 09/12/2014
updated 03/15/2022
2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
11 of 14 people found this review helpful
I had a 2013 Crosstrek with 35,000mi purchased in 2012. It eats a qt of oil aprx every 12-1500 mi. The manual says this is normal for a boxer engine. I've had many boxer engines & NONE of the others ate oil. It also eats the right rear tire. You have to buy AWD tires in groups of 4, so this is expensive. I sorta like the car & love the look, but my old vw bug had more pep. Both have manual trans. Seriously considering trading it in. edit: I traded it in on a Toyota This is my second new purchase lemon from Subaru. I won't buy another.
- Performance
- Interior
- Comfort
- Reliability
- Value
BEWARE - oil consumption
Disappointed by Subaru, 12/31/2019
updated 07/02/2021
2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Bought the 2013 Crosstrek brand new. Noticed the oil was low on the very first oil change which I do myself. Since then it's been ongoing. The court resolution was of no use to me cause I was already over 100,000 by that time. Currently I'm topping off my oil very other day or about every 150 miles with at least a quart.
- Safety
- Technology
- Performance
- Interior
- Comfort
- Reliability
- Value
2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek for sale near you
Showing 3 of 20 listings
- Limited 4dr SUVMSRP: $13,67479 mi away
- Premium 4dr SUVMSRP: $8,985266 mi away
- Premium 4dr SUVMSRP: $14,998257 mi away
See all 20 listings
Not For Big People, Sold Soon After This Post
connrailfan, 05/01/2014
updated 11/01/2017
2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
16 of 22 people found this review helpful
I bought my Subaru XV Crosstrek in August of 2013. It was peppy and fun to drive. They are nice looking cars and have a nice feel for the road. Compared with other cars I test drove, the Crosstrek had less modern, and not thought out dashboard. For example: The main gauges are red, which is great at night, but there are two glaring blue panels in the dash too that compete. There aren't as many gauges as other cars too, mostly warning lights. The dash bezels also squeaked on bumps. I'm a 5' 10" man. I had the seat all the way back. Three months with the car I started have back issues from the seats that grew worse. By this spring it was difficult for me to drive for any length of time. 5/1/16- I sold the Crosstrek soon after I wrote the initial review. The Subaru seats did create a problem with my back. BTW- I never had any back issues until I bought the SV Crosstrek. It took a zillion visits to the chiropractor and about a year driving another vehicle before my back felt better. I never asked the doctor, but I think it might have been my hips that had the real trouble with the Crosstrek seats. I know many people who drive this car with no problems, but I also know some others who had a similar experience to me. If you are having an issue, get rid of the car! The first clue is you will find yourself stuffing pillows in the lumbar area of the seat. I took a big financial hit, but decided my back or hip problems were definitely from the Crosstrek. AND THEY WERE! I sold the car after 8 months and 15,000 miles and have not regretted it.
- Safety
- Performance
- Interior
- Comfort
- Reliability
- Value
Nothing but problems
Aggregate customer, 10/02/2020
2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
2013 XV Crosstrek - 109k miles Axle shaft both right and left have been replaced several times. Passenger Airbag Light on and dealership wants $900 to replace Passenger side seat bottom. How about a recall for your shitty Produced car. Will NEVER buy another “subarcrap”
If you really have to, just don't.
SAM, 10/11/2018
updated 04/11/2019
2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
If you're really set on getting a small, all-wheel drive, hatchback. Get the Impreza, or better yet, get another car completely. I bought mine with 7 miles on it in 2012, and drove it exclusively (minus all the times it was broken) till I traded it in in September 2018. The vent door in the dash broke just after warranty was up, during a drive to work through freezing fog. I had to keep my windshield washers (with fluid spraying) on the entire 10 miles down the road. The car ate 3 CV axels (which is low versus others I've heard, for the amount of miles I put on the car since they were mostly highway miles), and countless quarts of oil. As in every 1000 miles I had to add another quart, and according to the dealer, this is considered "normal". I had a Toyota Camry with an actual oil leak, and I never had to add oil... It's too light to be useful in any slightly adverse weather scenario. I got stuck in a parking lot with only 3-5 inches of snow on the ground, and while driving home during an ice storm (it was WAY worse than predicted), we repeatedly got past by 2 wheel drive cars while even going 25 mph felt like we were going to fishtail and spin out of control. I could feel the car slide sideways with any wind on a snowy mountain passes. The CVT went out twice in a year (once on acceleration from a stop, the second time I was traveling 70 down the freeway). They finally replaced the whole thing, but with a re-manufactured transmission. The final straw was when the HVAC control panel apparently melted and the air compressor also needed to be replaced (another $2-3K). I was done with it. Traded it in for a used Toyota Corolla which handled just as well in the snow this past winter. As far as the non-fatal issues: I could only get the light brown interior with the white exterior (which was dumb, but not a huge issue), the bluetooth ended up crapping out and not connecting to phones. It would take a lot of hitting the "retry" button before it finally connected. The hydraulics on the hatch were starting to go out, and it was a pain to have to slam closed every time, or hit my head because it wouldn't go up all the way. The road noise was very loud in the cabin, I often couldn't talk to people via bluetooth while driving. The gas mileage wasn't what was promised. It wasn't horrible, just not the 30 mpg I was hoping for. The good points, because it actually did have a few: the ground clearance, it was supper comfortable for me and my passengers. The turning radius, one can get out of a lot of tight spaces without using a 4-point turn. And it had the option of a less techy sound system. And it kind of looks like a turtle from the side. I realize that I probably got the car that Subaru made its employees come in on their day off to build, but to be safe, I say stay away from this model.
- Safety
- Technology
- Performance
- Interior
- Comfort
- Reliability
- Value