IllustrationTRANSMISSION ISSUES ALL AROUND, MANY CONCERNS ON THE UPGRADES SINCE 92, NO RECALLS BUT JUST ABOUT A COMPLETE REDESIGN OF THE FAULTY ORIGINAL DESIGN, LEAVES US 92 OWNERS IN THE COLD. *AK
1992 Subaru Svx
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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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 reportsTHE FOLLOWING LETTER HAS BEEN SENT TO SUBARU OF AMERICA.... FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EXTENT OF THE SUBARU SVX TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PLEASE GO TO WWW.KINETICCONCEPTS.COM. *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
WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH HE HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED WHEEL BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
SUBARU IS AWARE OF THE LACK OF DURABILITY OF TRANSMISSION. THEY UPGRADED IN LATER YEARS, THEY SHOULD OFFER COMPENSATION TO THOSE THEY DIDNOT NOTIFY OF THE UPGRADES. *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
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. *AK
I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR THROUGH A SMALLER DEALER, I THOUGHT THAT MY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR WERE ONLY BECAUSE OF POOR BUSINESS THROUGH DEALER, I HAD TO PAY OUT $1,900 FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND $400. FOR THE BEARINGS. I THEN LEARNED THAT THESE ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND ALL SVX STYLE CARS UP UNTIL 97'S.…
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I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR THROUGH A SMALLER DEALER, I THOUGHT THAT MY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR WERE ONLY BECAUSE OF POOR BUSINESS THROUGH DEALER, I HAD TO PAY OUT $1,900 FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND $400. FOR THE BEARINGS. I THEN LEARNED THAT THESE ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND ALL SVX STYLE CARS UP UNTIL 97'S. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.