Used car safety, rank #86 of 188
Subaru XV Crosstrek Safety Rating (2020-23)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2020-23 Subaru XV Crosstrek, a small wagon or minivan, compared with its class and with the current model.
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The 2020-23 Subaru XV Crosstrek has an IIHS driver death rate of 27 per million registered vehicle years against a small station wagons/minivans average of 25, which is 8% above the class average. That places it #86 of 188 used vehicles with a safety score of 56.1/100.
What the Subaru XV Crosstrek death rate means
At 27 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Subaru XV Crosstrek is 8% worse than the small station wagons/minivans average of 25. The 95% confidence interval is 16 to 37, which overlaps the class average, so some of the gap may be chance.
The other-driver death rate of 34 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Subaru XV Crosstrek. Its 95% confidence interval is 23β46. It is higher than the Subaru XV Crosstrek's own driver death rate, the usual pattern for this class. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used station wagons/minivans
The safest small station wagons/minivans in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Subaru XV Crosstrek highlighted. It ranks 2 of the 2 shown; the class leader is the Subaru Impreza wagon at a death rate of 14.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subaru Impreza wagon | 2020-23 | 14 (0 to 33) | 76.3 | n/a | n/a |
| Subaru XV Crosstrek (this page) | 2020-23 | 27 (16 to 37) | 56.1 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for small station wagons/minivans: 25 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
Safety recalls for the Subaru XV Crosstrek
We do not have a verified NHTSA recall lookup for this nameplate and model year. Check by VIN rather than treating that as a clean record.
Recall campaigns from the NHTSA recalls database, retrieved 2026-09-16. A campaign covers a range of build dates, not every car of the model year, and IIHS reports this nameplate across several years while these results are for one year. Confirm against the VIN. Recalls do not affect the death rate on this page.
Subaru XV Crosstrek: Common Questions
Is the Subaru XV Crosstrek a safe car?
Not on this measure: its drivers died at a higher rate than its class average. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 27 per million registered vehicle years for the 2020-23 Subaru XV Crosstrek, 8% above the class average (25 for small station wagons/minivans). That earns a used-car safety score of 56.1 out of 100 and rank #86 of 188 used vehicles.
What is the Subaru XV Crosstrek driver death rate?
27 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 16 to 37. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Subaru XV Crosstrek died at a rate of 34 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2020-23 models.
How does the Subaru XV Crosstrek compare with other small station wagons/minivans?
The small station wagons/minivans class averages 25 driver deaths per million; the Subaru XV Crosstrek sits at 27. Among the 2 small station wagons/minivans compared above it ranks 2 by safety score; the top of that group is the Subaru Impreza wagon with a death rate of 14.