2015 Subaru Forester · symptom sheet
Wheel bearing, tires or wheels
- 25owner reports
- 57,000median miles
- $545median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jun 23, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
25 of the 607 complaints on this car describe wheels.
Tick what matches of 25 reports
Wheels on other Forester years
No other Forester model year has enough reports of wheels for a sheet of its own. See every Forester year.
What this problem usually is
This sheet gathers complaints about the parts that meet the road: tires that wear out early or blow out, wheels that crack or bend, lug nuts that come loose, and wheel bearings that start to hum. The median mileage owners give is about 21,000, among the lowest on the site, so many of these are fairly new cars.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the wheel (21 reports), the wheel bearing (15 reports) and the tires (10 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the wheels covers the 2015 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
What owners paid
5 of the 25 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $500 to $1,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 40,000 and 61,683 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“2 REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED ON LOW MILAGE VEHICLE.ALTHOUGH CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD IT IS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS 57K MILES ON OD.nEVER DRIVEN OFF ROAD OR IN WATER. PERHAPS WORSE THREE STUDS AND LUGS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SNAPPING OFF. APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON AS THE SAME STORY WAS TOLD TO OTHERS WAITING AT DEALERSHIP”
Filed Jun 23, 2026 · 57,000 miles
“The wheel hub bolt stud and nut freeze/lock up. They break apart when the technician attempts to remove to perform tire rotation. It is a common problem with the Subaru Forester. I have had to replace 2, so far. Dealer charges $200+ for replacing it. Subaru has not stepped up to take responsibility for the defect.”
Filed May 23, 2025
“vehicle feels like it is always stuck in first gear. the Subaru dealership says its a rear hub bearing, drivers side. Cost to repair over $500. The vehicle has less than 60k miles on it.”
Filed Jan 2, 2024 · 60,000 miles
“Lug nut studs snap very easily. I had to replace a wheel hub as the studs could not handle basic pressure. Extremely dangerous when youâre changing your spare and in the midst of traffic.”
Filed Jul 28, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 25 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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