IllustrationTRANSAMISSION ON SVX IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE SYSTEM THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY SUBARU
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
What owners actually said
231 reportsNO 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.
THIS CAR HAS HAD TO MANY PROBLEMS SUBARU SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIRED OR RECALLED THE TRANSMISSON AND REAR BEARINGS I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS 3 TIMES AND I HAVE HAD THE CAR NOT EVEN A YEAR WHEN I CONTACTED SUBARU THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME $500 TOWARDS A NEW SUBARU. THAT DOESNT MAKE UP FOR THE $7000 I OWE ON THE CAR THOUGH…
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THIS CAR HAS HAD TO MANY PROBLEMS SUBARU SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIRED OR RECALLED THE TRANSMISSON AND REAR BEARINGS I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS 3 TIMES AND I HAVE HAD THE CAR NOT EVEN A YEAR WHEN I CONTACTED SUBARU THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME $500 TOWARDS A NEW SUBARU. THAT DOESNT MAKE UP FOR THE $7000 I OWE ON THE CAR THOUGH. AND THE COST TO HAVE A TRANSMISSON PUT IN IS AROUND $3900 TO $4500 THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH EVERY SUBARU SVX SOME OF THEM HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 TO 3 TRANSMISSONS IN ONLY 20 TO 30 THOUSAND MILES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK
THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE SVX'S NOT ONLY MINE SUBARU SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM KNOW I HAVE A CAR I CANT AFFORD TO FIX AND I CANT TRADE IT IN EITHER.
REPLACED 4 WHEEL BEARING DUE TO PERSISTENT ROARING AT ALL SPEEDS, BUT ESPECIALLY ABOVE 45MPH. REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED 20K MILES EARLIER. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE ABS WHEEL SENSOR FAILED, ALLEGEDLY DUE TO CORROSION, BUT POSSIBLY DEALER NEGLIGENCE WHILE REPLACING WHEEL BEARINGS.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.