NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
Federal complaint record · Subaru Forester · model year 2001
2001 Subaru Forester
Owners submitted 139 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 34th percentile for complaint intensity within its 1999 to 2003 compact suv cohort. The largest reported component group is speed control. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.
Speed control · 18% · group n = 30Powertrain · 15% · group n = 25Engine · 11% · group n = 18Brakes · 10% · group n = 17Suspension · 10% · group n = 16
139
Complaint records on file
57,000
Median mileage at the reported problem · 73 complaints reported mileage
18%
Of classified component reports name speed control · group n = 30
34th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 22 model years
Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering
Cluster 2 of 32001 Subaru Forester
Airbag concerns · 8 reports
Reports describe airbag warning or deployment concerns
Cluster 3 of 32001 Subaru Forester
Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.
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NHTSA consumer complaint records can reveal recurring patterns across published model years. MotorCensus summarizes those records as one complaint-signal index, with a 95% interval and sample size, updated with each data snapshot.