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When (And Why) Did Subaru Start Using CVT Transmissions?

Japanese automaker Subaru has a fairly extensive range of vehicles in the U.S. Among the more successful models sold by the company include the Subaru Crosstrek, the Forester, and the Subaru Outback.
The Daily Dot

‘CVT was a big mistake’: Woman buys Subaru thinking it’ll last. Then she gets to 100,000

When TikTok user @amandarants purchased a Subaru, she thought that the vehicle would run for 300,000 miles. Then, her supposedly reliable car stopped working because of its CVT. “I have had people in ...
Carscoops

Is The Subaru WRX’s CVT Really As Bad As Everyone Thinks?

CVTs often get a bad rap for being unengaging, unreliable, and just all-around dull transmissions that suck the life out of any engine they’re mated up to. The new Subaru WRX in particular has ...
autoevolution

Unsurprisingly, Most Subaru WRX Buyers Get the Manual Transmission Over the CVT

Lyn Woodward's first drive video review of the 2025 Subaru WRX tS for Kelley Blue Book confirms that most WRX buyers in the United States of America prefer the manual over the somewhat pointless ...
Jalopnik

How Reliable Are Subarus? Here's What Consumer Reports Data Says

Through the years, Subaru has earned a name for itself for reasons ranging from its stable boxer engines to symmetrical all-wheel drive system, decent economy, safety, practicality, and success in the ...