Can you help me understand the Subaru CVT reliability issue? Many resources online make you believe this is a disaster waiting to happen and the only way to avoid it is to keep changing …

Mar 28, 2023 · Are there any auto experts/ subaru owners who’d like to shed light on this issue? If this is true about the CVT issues, what’s behind Subaru’s claim that 97% of their vehicles sold …

I’m in the process of bying a new (used) car and I think the Subaru outback looks really good plus the standard AWD attracts me. But one of my concerns is the CVT-transmission, is the CVT in …

May 25, 2023 · Subaru is one of the most reliable car brands and has sold almost entirely CVTs since 2012. Folks like to shit on CVTs, but the most reliable cars in the road have them. Think …

Apr 10, 2023 · The stepson has a 2013 Outback, the car has around 150k miles on it, with no CVT problems.

Mar 30, 2024 · You have to realize that many/most/all? Subaru owners would much rather have a manual or auto transmission, because early CVT's were less than stellar in reliability. Subaru …

Oct 3, 2023 · With it came several CVT revisions. The TR690 CVT, used on all turbo trims, got some internal modifications and a new low-viscosity high-torque CVT fluid. There have been a …

Apr 25, 2024 · However, all master techs do a full disassembly and reassembly of a CVT as part of the training program, so I suppose someday we might be doing rebuilds. @13:06 subaru …

Jul 15, 2020 · In other Subaru forums members believe periodic fluid changes improve CVT life and are recommending 60kmi intervals, sooner for towing, etc.

Sep 15, 2021 · My parents have an old Subaru forester and it's been reliable. I do have concerns about the CVT reliability (Mainly because Nissan had such a shit show with theirs).