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2015 XV Premium 2.0 w/ CVT
sayjen, 05/07/2015
updated 11/08/2017
2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek 2.0i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
104 of 110 people found this review helpful
This car meets and exceeds my expectations. I am the former owner of VW, and Jeep. Former seller of Honda and Toyota. I have put 3000 miles on this car, and I am impressed. Although its not a sports car, it is incredibly fun in certain situations. Its incredibly efficient, and provides enough power for real-world driving situations. Mud, snow, and steep grades...it has performed admirably in every driving situation, so far. Interior quality is on par with any comparably-priced Honda or Toyota. Its certainly not a sports car, and its not a luxury automobile. Its a Subaru! Its practical, reliable, and in some cases, merely "good enough." Overall, this seems to be a great car! I love it. Review update: I was always shaky about the CVT, and with 55K I had to have the tranny swapped. The car will basically never gave my trust again, and that's just a drag.
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Big (Pleasant) Surprise In A Small Package
argus4, 01/26/2015
updated 01/26/2017
2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek 2.0i Limited PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
34 of 35 people found this review helpful
I've only had my 2015 Limited since Dec. 31 and 600 miles but to date it appears to be even more of a "find" and "value" than I hoped. A very practical vehicle with legendary AWD and durability, the Crosstrek also has thoughtful design, comfort and overall appearance. Great handling, relative quiet, impressive and still improving economy (+/- 30 mpg), excellent braking and more-than-adequate power/acceleration for real-world situations are all in this compact package. (Somewhat smaller than a Forester, CRV or the rest of that herd, it's the right size for me.) In short, as of now, I'm surprised, delighted and looking forward to a long "vehicular friendship"! UPDATE JANUARY 2017: Now 25 months and 19,500 miles into ownership, I'm still very much delighted with my Crosstrek. Have had no problems with the vehicle, upkeep costs limited to the usual scheduled maintenance and I'm averaging about 28.5 mpg in what I call "semi-urban" driving (little stop-and-go and limited highway)!
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80k miles in and....
Nowhereman, 05/31/2017
updated 06/03/2021
2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek 2.0i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
19 of 19 people found this review helpful
My crosstrek's CVT transmission went out on me at just under 80k miles, or better yet, just past the warranty. I never did hard driving with it; only highway miles too and from work. The price to have it fixed? 8000 dollars! And it was a little past the power train warranty too. It's a good car, but I have never heard of a transmission going out that quick before. Just beware. UPDATE: The CVT was replaced and the bill was paid by Subaru, (Yay!) but I still have a oil consumption issue that despite Subaru saying it’s normal, I still put in nearly a quart between changes. Nothing like carrying a quart around with you where ever you go for those special moments... UPDATE 2: now at 102k miles I’m up to almost two quarts of oil between changes and this is after running the oil consumption test two more times, it’s still comes back as ‘acceptable oil consumption’. I’m keeping Valvoline in business... FINAL UPDATE: Traded in the Crosstrek with 133k miles on it. It continued to have very bad excessive oil consumption even after Subaru said it’s in acceptable levels. I was putting in a quart every 600 miles. New piston rings were needed. The transmission started to act funny; occasionally missing first gear. Despite a complete transmission fluid change of 12 quarts, the Subaru mechanic told me the transmission is starting to fail. My second transmission by the way. And finally my check engine light made itself knows frequently by letting me know my catytaltic converter is failing. Most likely do to my Subaru approved ‘acceptable’ oil consumption. The total of all the repairs to get this corrected would set me back almost 10 thousand dollars. Nope, not doing that. Ironically though, my head gaskets never started to leak. Conclusion: Subaru is garbage, traded for a Toyota instead and now I have a habit of checking my oil every weekend...
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Definitely Worth the Look!
James Grobe, 09/06/2015
2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek 2.0i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
17 of 17 people found this review helpful
Traded in a 07 Altima for the Crosstrek and very happy. The car drives well and the mileage is very good for AWD. It is definitely worth having with western NY weather. Seems to be built well and the Subaru's reputation has so improved. I purchased the premium model but expected a little more from it. There are a few things that could be added or changed to make it an even better deal. For the door ajar light, they use the most basic one where it doesn't tell you which door is actually open - have to do a Chinese fire drill to find out. Having the cloth interior, I was disappointed that it didn't have fabric protection of some sort - picks up dirt really easy. Storage space is rather limited-had much more in my Altima. Because this car is overall a great car, I would make an recommendation for an extra trim selection - the homeowner's trim package. The length of the car is set to carry 10' boards which is great. If there was a way to fold down the front seat it would be fantastic. The package could also include the crossbars for the roof rack. Finally, put a hook on the hatch someplace so you can use tie-downs when needed to hold it shut.
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Great midsize/little car
William Cain, 08/18/2015
2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid Touring 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
17 of 17 people found this review helpful
Have only had this car for a short time so I cannot comment on the repair frequency or anything like that. I have gotten up to 40MPG on long road trips and I average about 27-30 in and around town. Some of the "professional" reviewers fault the car because they think the sound system is below par. Well granted, it's not a 1000 watt 20 speaker Bose system but it works good and the sound seems more than adequate. The navigation system is the best that I have ever used. I am comparing it to all the Tom Toms I've used and the system in the Chev Traverse I traded in plus all the "apps" for the phones. There is not much cargo space because it is a hybrid and what would be cargo space is taken up by the batteries. The only fault I can see so far is the fact that the doors will not lock when you shift into gear or get up to a set speed. I find this quite a bother. I am used to the door locks being automatic and have driven many miles before I remembered to lock the doors. This is a safety feature that I think they need to correct.
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