PDF 2016 Subaru Overall Score: Crosstrek 75-76



2016 Subaru Crosstrek

26-28 MPG CR Overall MPG

Ratings

Road Test Score

This model is rated

74

Safety

Accident Avoidance

Emergency Handling

Braking 60 mph dry 130 ft. 60 mph wet 148 ft.

Overall Score:

75-76

Recommended

4 Very Good 4 Very Good 4 Very Good

Road Test

Tiny SUVs like the BMW X1, Nissan Juke, and Mini Countryman form an emerging market segment, and Subaru wants to join the party. But rather than build a new bantam utility vehicle from the ground up, they hiked up and retrofitted their Impreza hatchback, rebadging it the Crosstrek to give it some offroad cred. As is typical of Subaru, all-wheel drive is standard, but what lets the Crosstrek masquerade convincingly as a miniaturized SUV is that raised ride height, which provides more than eight inches of ground clearance. That's more than many"real" SUVs have, and makes the Crosstrek more than a match for deeply rutted muddy roads

Pros

? It's roomier than alternatives like the Nissan Juke or Mini Countryman

? Even well equipped, it costs less than most small SUVs

? It easily copes with moonscape country lanes and light off-roading

? It gets better fuel economy than most alternatives

50 Lowest

Performance

85 Highest

Acceleration 0-60 Mph : 9.7 seconds

3 Good

Engine 2.0-liter 4-cyl.

Routine Handling

Consumer Reports Tested MPG

26 MPG

4 Very Good 4 Very Good

Owner Satisfaction

72%

Comfort

Ride Noise Interior Fit And Finish Front Seat Comfort Rear Seat Comfort

3 Good 3 Good 4 Very Good 4 Very Good 4 Very Good

Reliability

47

Acceptable range

-80 -45 % worse

-20 0 20 Average

45 80 % better

? User-friendly cabin with simple controls and generous visibility

? Rugged styling and neat colors appeal to buyers who'd rather have a small SUV than a dowdy Impreza hatchback

Cons

? The cabin is very noisy

? Ride and steering aren't as good as its Impreza donor

? Most small SUVs have lots more cargo space

? It lacks the low-range gearing and underbody ruggedness of a true off-roader

? If you don't need the Crosstrek's added ground clearance, most buyers will do better with an Impreza Sport hatchback

? Hybrid version doesn't bring much of a mileage bump and costs $3,000 more

Best version/options to get:

The Premium version comes well equipped with no need to add major options.

Based on the latest survey, we expect reliability of

Notable changes: Updates for 2015 include

0

100

new models will be 47% above average

a standard rearview camera. Subaru claims

Owners would buy this again

that the Limited trimlines receive an "insulation-glass windshield" to help quiet the inte-

rior. Available features for 2016 include

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d Recommended Vehicles did well in testing, have average or better predicted reliability, and performed adequately if included in a government or insurance-industry crash test. Models with subpar crash-test results are identified by (!).

Overall Score accounts for a vehicle's performance in our road tests, results from our reliability and owner satisfaction surveys, the availability of a frontal crash prevention system, and, if applicable, results from crash tests by government and insurance-industry test facilities.

How to Read the Ratings Charts

Survey Results involve Reliability and Owner Satisfaction polls taken annually of Consumer Reports subscribers.

Reliability results are based on about 740,000 vehicles owned by subscribers who responded to our 2015 Annual Auto Survey by reporting on problems with their vehicles. Predicted reliability is based on a model's latest three years of data.

Owner satisfaction is based on the percentage of owners who said they would definitely buy the same car again. The information is drawn from

experiences covering 230,000 vehicles less than 3 years old.

Safety identifies whether a vehicle has a frontal crash prevention system. NA means no such system is offered. Opt. means it's available on some versions, but not necessarily on the one we tested. Models with standard systems are rated from C to Z based on their ability to warn drivers or brake autonomously to prevent a crash.

Road-Test Results display test findings relevant to each vehicle category.

We buy and test about 70 vehicles each year, driving them for thousands of miles and putting them through more than 50 tests.

Some tests, such as those for acceleration, braking, and fuel economy, are objective, instrumented tests. Other tests that evaluate seat comfort, ride quality, and ease of use of controls, are subjective, and graded by our experts.

We Rate Cars Using These Symbols

5 4 3 2 1

Better

Worse

MAKE & MODEL MMAAKKEE && MMOODDEELL

SUBCOMPACT SUVs

d Recommended ! Caution (subpar crash-test results)

SURVEY RESULTS

SAFETY

OVERALL SCORE

5 4 3 2 1

Better

Worse

ROAD-TEST RESULTS

Recommended Predicted Reliability Owner

Satisfaction Front Crash Prevention Road-Test Score Overall MPG Acceleration 0-60 MPH, Sec. Dry Braking 60-0 MPH, Ft. Avoidance Maneuver Speed, MPH Routine Handling Ride/Noise Seat Comfort Front/Rear

Controls Cargo Volume, Cu. Ft.

SUVs: SUBCOMPACT

d

Subaru Crosstrek Premium

d Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid

d Mazda CX-3 Touring

d Honda HR-V LX

Chevrolet Trax LT

Jeep Renegade Latitude

Fiat 500X Easy

76

Z X NA 74

26

9.7 130 53.0 X C/C X/X Z 23.0

75

Z X Opt. 74

28 10.1 131 53.0 X C/C X/X Z 23.0

67

X* X* Opt. 64

28 9.6 135 53.5 Z C/C C/2 C 18.0

66

C* X* NA 66

29 10.5 132 55.0 X V/V 2/X Z 32.0

53

V* C* NA 55

25 10.8 130 54.0 C 2/C C/C C 26.0

46

B* C* Opt. 56

24 9.9 130 51.5 C 2/C C/C X 30.5

39

B* C* Opt. 50

23 9.8 130 52.5 C V/V C/C X 19.5

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