In-car Electronics
CD or DVD players, radio, speakers, GPS, communication system (e.g., OnStar), display screen freezes or goes blank, phone pairing (e.g. Bluetooth), voice control commands, steering wheel controls, portable music device interface (e.g., iPod/MP3 player), backup or other camera/sensors.
What Owners Say
"The camera would not function 1/10 of the time. They replaced and it works fine"
Anonymous, MI (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Limited 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"Would stop working at random"
Anonymous, NC (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"The backup camera intermittently blacks out. Is not "replicable" so dealership won't fix"
Debra F., MN (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"Destination is not recognized in north and south carolina"
Robert O., ON (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"GPS frequently loses position fix, does not require, sometimes for several days"
Anonymous, MD (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid Touring 2.0-L 4 Cyl hybrid)"had to be replaced by Subaru. Defective. Sent me to the wrong places"
Anonymous, NY (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"System would not navigate. Re-boot failed to solve problem"
Anonymous, CO (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Limited 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"The Nav system is completely unUSble. Both my wife and I spent hours trying to learn it. We use other navigation systems with no problem. It is effectively useless"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid Touring 2.0-L 4 Cyl hybrid)"The vehicle was missing the GPS SD card and we had to wait over a month for one to be provided by Subaru"
Peter S., ON (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"It is so difficult to use that I gave up and never use it"
Linda S., MA (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Unsure 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"In general listening to music via bluetooth is hit or miss. Connection is inconsistent , freezes, and music is played out of order and uncontrollable"
Anonymous, CT (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Limited 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"The phone pairing is more complicated than it needs to be; too many steps! Voice recognition software is substandard; entering a phone number via voice is frustrating and cumbersome"
John B., ON (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"car stopped communication with my apple SE cellphone"
Andrii L., CA (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid Touring 2.0-L 4 Cyl hybrid)"Will not pair with I phone"
Marilyn T., SC (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Unsure 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"The radio/CD unit will on its own increase volume until it's unbearably loud. Cannot turn down volume (or turn unit off) until the ignition is turned off and the car restarted. Not "replicable" so dealership will not fix/replace"
Debra F., MN (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"Occasionally does not turn on so not able to use"
Anonymous, MD (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Limited 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"The voice command menus are convoluted; entering commands for phone numbers via voice is far more complicated that it needs to be; too often phone numbers get entered incorrectly, and need to be completely reentered when this happens"
John B., ON (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"None of the voice commands work, even with multiple attempts from multiple people. We have never once had a single command work. The voice command system on the Infinity works fine. So do voice commands, in the car, on both iPhone and Android"
Anonymous, CA (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid Touring 2.0-L 4 Cyl hybrid)"Display Freezes"
Anonymous, IL (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Limited 2.0-L 4 Cyl)
"Occasionally the camera just doesn't work. If I turn off and restart the engine, the camera works again. I learned from an on-line community that it could be because I put the car into gear too quickly after starting the engine, before all of the s"
Catherine D., PA (2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Limited 2.0-L 4 Cyl)