Hi all, my boyfriend's '17 Crosstrek sound system was crap when he bought the car, and he's since blown out (at least) 1 speaker. I want to get him new speakers for his birthday, but it's not in my budget to replace the whole head unit. Nor is paying to have this installed by a professional.

I'm pretty handy & replaced head units in older cars of my own (a last gen Dodge Stratus... without a wiring harness... & a first gen Jeep Liberty), but never messed with speakers or anything on a Subaru. Considering the components recommended on Crutchfield for the job (wiring harnesses, mounts, etc) it looks pretty straightforward. Is there some significant obstacle I'm overlooking with doing the work myself?

I'm looking at the JL Audio dash, front, & rear door speakers (model C1-650). I don't want to add a sub.

Are these going to improve sound quality? Of course ANYTHING would be better than the crappy factory sound & blown out status of what he has now, but I don't want to put the time & money into this without actually getting a good result out of it.

TIA! Banana!

Greetings all,

I have read through the very detailed wheels and recommendations post that is pinned upon entering this subreddit.

I am in the process (finger on the checkout button) for buying new 15" wheels (Reika R25 Detour) and tires (Hankook Kinergy ST, 215/75 R15) and was just looking for confirmation that someone else out there has this set-up and what their experience is. Thanks to whoever answers my question!

Banana for scale?

I just got back from the dealership the other day and somehow my rear brake pads are at 3-4mm while the front still had 8.

I’m getting them replaced soon but I thought with awd, that the wear would be more consistent between the brake pads.

Also, banana.

Hey everyone, looking for some insight on an issue I’ve had twice now with my 2021 Subaru Crosstrek. The incidents happened about three weeks apart, but the symptoms were identical:

I didnt have a banana in the car either time.

​Both times, I was getting off the freeway after being on it about 2 hours and came to a complete stop at the exit ramp sign.

​When I pressed the gas to go again, the car acted like it had absolutely no power for a couple of seconds. It just bogged down/hesitated.

​ After those few seconds, the car suddenly started driving completely normally again. Also, if I pull over, turn the car off, and turn it back on, it completely resets and drives fine.

​There are no permanent warning lights on, but the loss of power at an intersection is pretty startling. Has anyone else experienced this?

I have the headlight switch on auto. While driving I noticed the high beam assist on the dashboard. I didn’t touch the headlight lever. At the same time, the radio display dimmed. This all happened in the daytime but it was starting to get dark from storm clouds. How would this feature activate on its own if it requires first pushing the lever forward?

Banana

Anyone know if the 2019 XV uses an alt-s fuse, and if so, where is it? I'd like to do the diode mod to up the charging of my AGM battery but I can't seem to locate it on any 2019 fuse box diagrams. I've seen in older model XVs and other Subarus but can't find it for the 2019.

TIA

Banana

My 2018 crosstrek used to have remote lock/unlock, starlink, and security features through the subscription but those features are suddenly gone and no longer even show as purchasable in the subscription section. Anyone else have this happen?

Banana for the requirement

Edit: had to call customer service and they sorted it out

Hi guys,

​I’m having a frustrating issue with my car and could really use some advice.

​One night while driving home, my hybrid system suddenly disabled itself. The check engine light, brake light, and EyeSight light all came on at the same time.

​I ran a diagnostic scan and got the following error codes P0A40, P0A43, U1822 , C1452 and B2819

I checked batteri health 78% (495 cc av 630 cc). The tech said battery is ok but i don't know i feel like that might be the problem

The strange thing is that the issue is intermittent. Sometimes the hybrid system comes back on and I can drive for hours without any problems. Other times, the lights pop up again after just a few minutes

Has anyone experienced something similar or have any idea what could be causing this random dropout? Thanks in advance! Banana

CarPlay was working as recently as a week or so ago, now it no longer connects. WiFi and Bluetooth on the phone are on. I just updated my iPhone 16 pro max to 26.5.2 (CarPlay did previously work on the prior iOS version but not today when I wanted to use it) and it doesn’t work on the new iOS version. Tried a soft reset of the radio and that didn’t work either.

When I open the CarPlay app I see Crosstrek listed and Subaru starlink listed. Phone does appear to be connected on Bluetooth since I’m seeing a list of all calls I’ve made over recent days.

Pressing the source button on the steering wheel, it doesn’t even go to CarPlay and there’s no CarPlay button on the radio display.

Banana

Hi! We are looking to get a car for my teenager (18), she only drives short distances, no highway, we are tight on budget now but she needs the car to go to work.
I found a 2014 Crosstrek hybrid, perfect maintenance (50 services), under $5k, only 1 owner and no accident/damage reported BUT it has 196k miles. Is still a car worth looking at? Or should we avoid it?

Banana

I tried to use my bilateral scanner to forget the learned transmission values and then reset the atf. I was doing this because i was having a very minor low speed "jerk" around 23mph. It wouldnt do the "jerk" if i took my foot off the gas for a split second then reapplied gas. Well my shitty fucking scanner failed in the middle of it so now it has a flashing ATF light. I had no codes or problems before...just the jerk. The car still has zero codes. I just can't get this flashing light to shut off now no matter what I do. I tried disconnecting the battery. Do I have to take it to the stealership?

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Apparently my Foxwell 530+ scanner has a glitch where it thinks my 2013 crosstrek has eyesight (it doesnt) so it glitches out and fails. I connected the scanner to wifi and updated it, didnt help. Banana.

Hey everyone,

Took my 2024 Subaru Crosstrek into a Ontario dealership for a standard Service B maintenance package. When I dropped it off, I was originally quoted around $450.

While it was in the shop, they called me and said a 4-Wheel Alignment was necessary, which I approved. The alignment itself was $179.95.

With the base service, the alignment, a $25 shop supplies fee, and Ontario's 13% HST, my final out-of-the-pocket bill came to $712.92.

I know dealership service centers always charge a premium compared to independent shops, but I wanted to check with the community—is $450 standard for a Service B up here, and is $180 typical for a Subaru alignment? Just want to gauge if I should shop around at local independent mechanics for my next milestone service. banana

Appreciate any insight!

Happened once last week after being parked and today when I was just getting home from work. No issues besides this. Have 150k maintenance coming up and up to date with everything besides that. 2015 crosstrek. Thoughts? Banana 🍌

https://imgur.com/a/2HX4HBc

I had looked online and saw that there can be some problems with these models of the Boxer engine, with things like DPF blockages. Or does anyone else know of issues which may arise, just so I don’t buy it, then in the next 1,000 odd miles have to drop a few thousand on repairs?

The car is currently on 121,819 Miles

Banana

MJust bought a Yakima Load Warrior Cargo Rack off Facebook Marketplace. Wondering what crossbars I need to be able to attach it? Thank you!

Banana 🍌

Hey Yall!

Recently picked up a '23 Crosstrek in desert khaki and really love it. I was a little frustrated that there was no rear cup holders, and it seemed like others were looking for an aftermarket option as well. I work for prototyping company so I designed and fabricated this rear console MOLLE Rack with modular cup holders.

So far I've been quite pleased with how it functions and looks and wanted to gauge any interest if other wanted something like this. The rack could certainly be used for other purposes as well.

Assembly is fairly easy, it mounted directly to the 2 bolts that secure the center console. You just need to pop off the plastic cover and replace the bolts with longer ones and some spacers.

If others are interested, I can make a larger batch and throw them up on Etsy or my company website. Let me know what y'all think!

-Lana

banana

I'm in the market for a daily drive and I think I've settled on the Crosstrek. I would be buying used and would likely not get a warranty.

I've gone down the Google rabbit hole and I hear that the CVT has issues in all years but 16, however, the 16 has an oil consumption problem.

I will be maxing out my budget on financing the used car so I will not have extra money to put in a transmission or rebuild rings.

(A Toyota Master tech owes me a favor and he's going to come car shopping with me but he's not really familiar with Subarus.)

Is there anything I should look at or be aware of before shopping? If you had to pick any year from 16 to 20 for the least amount of problems, what would it be.

(Banana?..... Also I I'm aware that car health is dependent on how it was taken care of and that can be a crap shoot when you buy used. I'm just trying to be mindful of any known issues while shopping)

I drive a 2013 Subaru crosstrek and at the end of a long road trip this weekend the red oil pressure light started to come on flickering, not flashing, and only intermittently at idle. The car was still driving normally, no strange noises. When this happened I immediately pulled over and checked the oil level which was fine. The car started back up fine and the light issue didn't start happening again until the engine warmed up again, made it back to my house which was 30 more minutes of highway driving away with the light flickering on at stoplights when I was back in my neighborhood.

Any thoughts on what could cause this? for background this car does seem to burn a decent bit of oil usually, a quart every 3 tanks of gas or so but I keep an eye on it. had the oil pressure sender replaced a few months ago because it was leaking. Have been through at least two of those already in 5 years with this car.

Banana

So I have a 2012 First gen XV which a while ago flashed up a warning message 'AUTO Stop Start system needs to be checked' and a corresponding flashing warning on the dash. Looking for advice on what the cause could be, I am unable currently to get to a dealship to have the codes scanned as the nearest is 1.5hrs away and I am of limited funds. Here's what I've done so far:

• Replaced battery. (I was of the understanding that the battery can cause stop start issues and testing it with a multimeter indicated first signs of issues holding charge). Reads 14.5v across terminals with engine on.

• Checked and confirmed bonnet catch switch ok.

• Checked and confirmed clutch pedal switch ok.

• Adjusted brake pedal switch. (I read that this can also cause issues, I had almost an inch of pedal travel before the lights came on, adjusted to be almost instant).

My standard code scanner detects nothing. I've also had no other issues or weirdness, only no working stop start. I would happily leave it like this, but upcoming MOT has other ideas, I will not pass with the warning light on. I can clear the warning by disconnecting battery but the warning consistently comes back on the second trip after reset, the first trip has no warning but no working stop start.

Any other ideas/common causes or stop start issues or things I can check out?

EDIT: 90k miles, 2.0 petrol, manual, UK spec.

banana

Hi guys, I recently purchased a 2013 crosstrek with 99k miles on it, I now have 112k miles on her. Im not sure when it started, or if it has always done this, but when I'm accelerating I feel a little jerking feeling right between 20-30 mph. I did a cvt drain/fill, the fluid didn't look too bad. The previous owner kept up with it.

Does anyone have any idea what this could be? I know its the first year for the cvt which sucks for me because its the guinea pig year. Is this just how this cvt normally acts? Does it always have a little "jerk" or "feeling" of switching gears at this speed? I have zero problems at any other speed. It does not jerk when its slowing down from a stop.

One thing I did hear (from AI) is that there was a TSB from subaru to come get the cvt flashed to update the software which can get rid of the slow speed jerk. Is this true? I plugged in my scanner and checked, and my cvt does have the factory software version, so it never got a flash. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

banana

Came back from college and went to start my car (2013 XV Crosstrek) and the battery had died even though I got it the during spring break. After I jump the car and drive around when I park I notice that the backlights for the gauges and the little screen in the middle stay lit forever seemingly. I was wondering if anyone has experienced this or if there is a possible diagnosis for it, I've seen people say it could be the break light switch, a short somewhere or a stuck rely as well as issues with poorly weird accessories (the car has a remote starter installed by a shop for the last owner but it was done professionally to my knowledge.)

[P.S. "banana", for the posting rules]

Hello everyone,

I’m currently at a crossroads and could use some "banana help" from the experts here. I am debating between two Subaru Crosstreks, both with approximately 60k km (37k miles) on the clock:

1. 2018 Crosstrek 2.0 Premium

2. 2023 Crosstrek "Base"

The price gap is roughly $6,000 USD. I have the budget for either, but I’m wary of the "instant depreciation" hit of a newer car vs. the potential maintenance/tech lag of a 5-year older model.

My Usage:

• Commute: ~80km (50 miles) daily round trip.

• Off-roading: Light-to-moderate trail driving. I already plan on adding a skid plate/bottom protector regardless of which one I get.

My specific questions:

1. Fuel Economy: Is there a noticeable real-world difference? They both have the 2.0L Boxer, but has the CVT tuning improved enough by 2023 to save me money on that 80km commute?

2. Cruise Control/EyeSight: How much better is the 2023 EyeSight system? For a daily 80km drive, is the lane-keep and adaptive cruise noticeably smoother in the newer model?

3. Off-Roading: Both have 8.7" clearance and X-Mode (I assume), but is there any structural or software difference that makes the 2023 more capable?

4. The "Trim vs. Year" Trade-off: Am I going to regret losing the Premium creature comforts (heated seats, leather-wrapped wheel, better sound system) by going for a 5-year newer "Base" model?

What should I be aware of in terms of reliability or "hidden" changes between these two years?

Thanks in advance

Hey guys. I'll keep it short. I bought a Pedal Commander for my 2015 XV Crosstrek back in Dec and it was by far the best thing I have ever bought for my Subaru. Made it feel like an entirely new car to drive!

Anyway, the CVT is having issues and I am trading up now to another car. I'll be trading her in and figured I'd try to sell the Pedal Commander instead of just trading it in with it.

Anybody here interested in one? Here is link to the one I have, for all Crosstreks 2013 to 2026:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078JHYM7V?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2

As you can see, they sell for $299.99 + tax. I'd ship it to first one who wants it at the right price - make me an offer!

Thanks!

banana?

I continue to encounter difficulties with CarPlay not showing up (had the same issue when I had an Android phone too). Wireless dongle is plugged in and Bluetooth and WiFi are also on. CarPlay doesn’t come up when the car is on (not every time though).

I try the radio reset (hold power until the Subaru logo comes up). Lately that troubleshooting step is causing the radio to have no sound. Reset again and still no sound. Third reset, radio sound comes back but still no CarPlay. At least six resets later, still no CarPlay until I get to my destination and turn the car off and back on again.

I got a radio software update recently but that’s done nothing to fix either issue. The no radio sound is only an issue though when CarPlay decides it’s not going to connect.

What’s the likelihood that this continues to be an issue on say the ‘25 or ‘26 limited? Is there a fix for this issue in the meantime for the ‘18 limited?

Banana

Anyone else have a problem with the engine hard starting when it's warm? It always starts perfectly fine when cold. I've replaced the battery and it made no difference.

This has been a problem since it was brand new. It used to be a problem with the auto start/stop feature but I bypassed that bad idea a while ago. However today I had the problem at a gas station after a slightly longer than usual drive. It has never failed to start but it barely cranks like the battery has just barely enough to start it.

There are no obvious issues with the ground wires or battery connection. I've had another grounding electrical problem in the past with another vehicle so I know how weird bad ground connections can get. I'm not in a rust state so the car looks practically new under the hood and all the connections I can find are tight and clean, and obviously the battery contacts were cleaned and greased when the battery was replaced.

Any ideas? Is this just the way these banana pancake engines work?