Subaru class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiffs Alexander Hall and Laurene Germano filed a class action lawsuit against Subaru of America Inc.
- Why: Hall and Germano claim certain Subaru vehicles have defective collision avoidance and/or mitigation systems.
- Where: The Subaru class action lawsuit was filed in New Jersey federal court.
Certain Subaru vehicles have defective collision avoidance and/or mitigation systems, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiffs Alexander Hall and Laurene Germano claim brakes in the affected Subaru vehicles can activate unexpectedly when no obstacles are present, or fail to engage when necessary, creating a significant safety hazard.
Hall and Germano argue model year 2023-2026 Subaru Legacy, Outback and Ascent vehicles, model year 2024-2026 Subaru Impreza and Crosstrek vehicles, model year 2022-2026 Subaru Forester and WRX vehicles, and model year 2025-2026 BRZ vehicles are affected.
The plaintiffs want to represent a nationwide class, Maine class and Virginia class of all persons who purchased or leased, other than for resale, any of the Subaru vehicles named in the class action lawsuit.
Subaru allegedly failed to disclose defects to consumers
Hall and Germano claim Subaru was aware of the defects as a result of pre-production testing, consumer complaints and other sources, but it failed to disclose them to consumers.
“Subaru knowingly, actively and affirmatively failed to disclose the defects. Further, [Subaru] actively concealed the existence of the defects, including in its advertising and manuals,” the Subaru class action lawsuit says.
Subaru chose not to disclose the defects to “increase profits by selling additional class vehicles at inflated prices,” the class action lawsuit alleges.
Hall and Germano argue they and other consumers ultimately paid a premium for vehicles with what were purported to be advanced safety features, only to find that they were unreliable and potentially dangerous.
The class action lawsuit claims Subaru is guilty of unjust enrichment, breach of the implied warranty of merchantability and fraud by omission or fraudulent concealment.
The plaintiffs demand a jury trial and request declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory, exemplary and statutory damages for themselves and all class members.
In previous news involving Subaru, Toyota issued a recall in 2025 for more than 1 million Toyota, Lexus and Subaru vehicles over concerns a software error in the vehicles’ Panoramic View Monitor system could cause their rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen.
Have you ever purchased or leased a Subaru vehicle with a defective collision avoidance and/or mitigation system? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiffs are represented by Andrew W. Ferich and Sarper Unal of Ahdoot & Wolfson P.C. and A. Brooke Murphy of Murphy Law Firm.
The Subaru class action lawsuit is Hall, et al. v. Subaru of America Inc., Case No. 1:26-cv-05266, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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54 thoughts onSubaru class action claims collision avoidance, mitigation systems are defective
My 2021 Outback repeatedly detects an object in the road when there isn’t one and breaks. This has happened on any street to include the highway.
I’ve owned 6 Subarus since ’77. I was given a loaner with ‘eyesight’ a few years ago and it was the most terrifying driving experience I’ve ever had. I will never purchase another Subaru with ‘driver assistance’, NEVER. Nevermind if I can turn it off, it shouldn’t be in the car in the first place in the form I experienced.
I recently had a ’26 Forester drive into me on the highway when we hit a food of water coming across the roadway. I’ll never know with certainty, but I strongly suspect the car, with ‘eyesight’ drove into me based on the converging perspective of the spray coming from my car that was slightly ahead, mistaking it for the actual roadway which was obscured by the spray pattern.
There’s another class of people injured by this nonsense, those that know enough never to purchase or rely on deeply flawed vehicles.
I recently leased a 2026 Suburu Outback. I do have to say the eye sight feature is very sketchy because I will be looking at the road and many times it starts beeping and telling me to keep my hands on the steering wheel and my eyes on the road . My hands are always in the steering wheel and at the times this happened my eyes are on the road guaranteed.
Please keep me informed as I’d like to get this issue corrected. Also I can turn some of these features off and they come back in by itself.
I was in the far left lane on the freeway, between the left divider wall and a semi-truck(already a scary spot to be in). The eyesight in my 2026 crosstrek sport saw the big rig as a threat and tried to throw me into the wall in order to avoid the truck, even though I was nowhere near the truck. When I spoke to the dude in the service department at my local dealership, he told me that the eyesight system is “sketchy” and advised that I keep it turned off. I really couldn’t believe that a Subaru employee would give that honest, raw advice. It’s a shame that I can’t even use the safety features that I pay so much money for.
Yes, I am having issues with my 2025 Subaru Forrester as well! The eyesight does not always work and it usually fails when I’m in the middle of a storm or anytime actually it can just stop happening. And that is dangerous. I paid a lot of money for this vehicle for the safety. I am 60 years old and a woman. What can we do about this!
My 2022 Subaru WRX VB braked abruptly while I was changing lanes on the highway, nearly causing an accident. The EyeSight system has been repaired several times, but that hasn’t made much difference, as it operates intermittently and without any apparent reason. I don’t have the time to visit the Subaru dealer once or twice a month.
My third Subaru, a 2025 Forester Hybrid Touring, had its driving‑assistance systems fail in a parking lot, and the car hit a pole, causing noticeable damage.I paid extra for Subaru’s top‑tier safety features, but they didn’t function when needed. The 360° monitor also distorted distance because of its stitched images, which contributed to the incident.