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1992 Subaru Svx
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 19 of 231 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 200 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports
Power Train complaints
200 reportsTRANSMISSION FAILED BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CAUSING CAR TO STALL IN STREET. IT HAD TO BE MANUALLY PUSHED OUT OF POTENTIAL DANGER. NO FORWARNING OF FAILURE, THE CAR WAS RUNNING IN A NORMAL MANOR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURED. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED OR THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE EXPRES…
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TRANSMISSION FAILED BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CAUSING CAR TO STALL IN STREET. IT HAD TO BE MANUALLY PUSHED OUT OF POTENTIAL DANGER. NO FORWARNING OF FAILURE, THE CAR WAS RUNNING IN A NORMAL MANOR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURED. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED OR THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY. *AK
CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH LOW ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. REAR BEARING FAILED. 4 TIMES ON REAR PASS SIDE, 1 TIME ON REAR DRIVER SIDE. ALL FAIL AT LOW MILES ON CAR. UNDER 60K, ALL HIGHWAY MILES
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 95,000 MILES WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, CAUSED SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
THE FOLLOWING LETTER HAS BEEN SENT TO SUBARU OF AMERICA.... FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EXTENT OF THE SUBARU SVX TRANMISSION PROBLEM PLEASE GO TO WWW.KINETICCONCEPTS.COM. *AK
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THE FOLLOWING LETTER HAS BEEN SENT TO SUBARU OF AMERICA.... FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EXTENT OF THE SUBARU SVX TRANMISSION PROBLEM. PLEASE GO TO WWW.KINETICCONCEPTS.COM. *AK
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN WORKED ON. MECHANIC SAID THERE WERE SIGNS OF PREVIOUS WORK, SOME OF IT BOTCHED UP. *AK
THE FOLLOWING LETTER HAS BEEN SENT TO SUBARU OF AMERICA.... FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EXTENT OF THE SUBARU SVX TRANMISSION PROBLEM PLEASE GO TO WWW.KINETICCONCEPTS.COM
THE FOLLOWING LETTER HAS BEEN SENT TO SUBARU OF AMERICA.... FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EXTENT OF THE SUBARU SVX TRANMISSION PROBLEM PLEASE GO TO WWW.KINETICCONCEPTS.COM
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.