Subaru Extends Their CVT Warranty, but it’s a Limited Time Offer
After some prodding, Subaru has decided to extend the warranty on their Lineartronic CVT. A Subaru transmission warranty extension has been issued for 2010-2015 Legacy and Outback, 2012-2015 Impreza, 2013-2015 Crosstrek, 2014-2015 Crosstrek Hybrid, 2014-2015 Forester and 2015 WRX vehicles, all equipped with continuously variable transmissions (CVTs).
However, it’s a limited time offer. Inspections or repairs need to be completed by July 31, 2018.
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Related Subaru Generations
At least one model year in these 9 generations have a relationship to this story.
We track this because a generation is just a group of model years where very little changes from year-to-year. Chances are owners throughout these generation will want to know about this news. Click on a generation for more information.
4th Generation Forester
- Years
- 2014–2018
- Reliability
- 38th out of 38
- PainRank™
- 21.02
- Complaints
- 353
4th Generation Impreza
- Years
- 2012–2016
- Reliability
- 32nd out of 38
- PainRank™
- 9.3
- Complaints
- 77
5th Generation Legacy
- Years
- 2010–2014
- Reliability
- 25th out of 38
- PainRank™
- 5.93
- Complaints
- 78
6th Generation Legacy
- Years
- 2015–2019
- Reliability
- 24th out of 38
- PainRank™
- 5.72
- Complaints
- 82
5th Generation Outback
- Years
- 2010–2014
- Reliability
- 37th out of 38
- PainRank™
- 18.49
- Complaints
- 328
6th Generation Outback
- Years
- 2015–2019
- Reliability
- 36th out of 38
- PainRank™
- 17.97
- Complaints
- 382
4th Generation WRX
- Years
- 2015–2016
- Reliability
- 35th out of 38
- PainRank™
- 13.79
- Complaints
- 60