Bought my Crosstrek from the dealer, and have owned many cars, raced cars, built cars, and even owned my own auto repair shop. The 2013 was first year out, and yes it has improved over the years so I can't leave a 5-star review. The strong points for me have been reliability and looks. Secondary has been a 4cyl with great gas mileage, and decent performance. Interior noise is a little higher than an SUV like a 4Runner, sound system sucks, and Subaru probably should have mated it with a turbo, but overall it has been a great ride, and Subaru fixed many of these issues in later editions. The AWD is amazing in the rain! For those that have the oil consumption in later years, just add engine "restore", and the issue is solved. Replace your bearing w/ the backing plates, and you should be good to go for another 100K. For the first year out, Subaru did an amazing job.

We got a 2013 Crosstrek second-hand from my fiancé's parents in 2021 (we stupidly traded a 2008 Camry that was turn-key reliable). In a year plus of ownership, I deemed it fixed well enough to attempt two road trips, and it stranded us in one way or another both times. Repairs currently needed at 143k (despite having the top end rebuilt at Subaru with a new head gasket and new head bolts at Subaru under warranty at ~64k due to their design incompetence): - head gasket - cam cover seals - oil pan gasket - coolant outlet pipe - A/C wiring, A/C compressor - two wheel bearings - all brake discs, all brake pads - every accessory pulley - every belt Cost of repairs if we went through Subaru: ~$8.5k The oil was changed every 3k-5k its whole life, not counting the quart that it burns every 500 miles. A child could design a sturdier, more reliable engine. Nothing on the car is made well. Nothing on the car is sturdy. I strongly recommend you buy literally anything else if you're in the market

Bought @Subaru dealership, had to add oil. Subaru has "Oil Consumption Test' free if under 100k miles. Mine failed, Subaru rebuilt the engine, for free.