IllustrationCONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT 80000 MILES. AT THIS TIME TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AGAIN. ALSO, WHEELBEARINGS ARE DEFECTIVE, WATER IS ABLE TO GET INSIDE AND CORRODE WHEEL BEARINGS. CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE THEM 3 TIMES.*AK
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 reportsWHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. ALSO, SAME HAS HAPPENED WITH TRANSMISSION. *AK
I STRONGLY FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ORDER A COMPLETE RECALL ON ALL SVX MODELS AND INSTALL A NEW AND NON DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IN REALITY HAS NO REAL SOLUTION TO IT, I4VE READ OF CARS WORKING ON THEIR THIRD TRANSMISSION ALREADY AND NOT HAVING THE MILEAGE THAT MY OWN CAR REGIST…
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I STRONGLY FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ORDER A COMPLETE RECALL ON ALL SVX MODELS AND INSTALL A NEW AND NON DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IN REALITY HAS NO REAL SOLUTION TO IT, I4VE READ OF CARS WORKING ON THEIR THIRD TRANSMISSION ALREADY AND NOT HAVING THE MILEAGE THAT MY OWN CAR REGISTERS, I4M VERY WORRIED THAT THE REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE WILL ONLY DELAY ANOTHER INEVITABLE FAILURE. AT THE MOMENT MY ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR IS 2000 DOLLARS, IT WOULDN4T BOTHER ME TO PAY THE AMOUNT IF I COULD SOMEHOW KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT FAIL AGAIN, BUT BY THE LOOKS OF IT, THIS IS SOMETHING INEVITABLE.*AK
TRANSAMISSION ON SVX IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE SYSTEM THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY SUBARU
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEEL BEARINGS CONTINUE TO FAIL REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAULIRE ANTICIPATED AGAIN SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRING. *AK
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING. PLEASE ADD VIN AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
PEMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. THERE'S ACTUALLY A TSB ON THIS FAILURE SHOWING THAT THE MANUFACTURE NEW OF THIS FAILURE.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.