2013 production date cars more "reliable?"

[tomkozski]

Update for me. 05/2013 build date. Car currently has just over 3k miles, and crickets have been intermittent. Also developed a new rattle, sounds like it's the speaker in the passenger door (rattles during bass-heavy music). But, the car is still super fun.

[mav1178]

Build date, 3/13, taken delivery 6/13.

Currently 8200 miles, issues are crickets (drove 2000 miles in 3 days just last weekend and don't even consider this an "issue"), and homelink mirror base had to be replaced (this was loose from the day I got the car)

Otherwise, I really have had no issues. Found a few stretches of western Wyoming where I attempted to hit the speed limiter of the car, chickened out after 125MPH. And I was the only car on the road for at least 10 miles in each direction with direct line of sight.

-alex

[Snowball]

04/13 build date, bought 07/13, approx 4,600 km

-crickets (Petro Canada 91 fuel on a road trip) using Shell 91 all other times and she purrs
-one instance with driver side squeaking window
-slight buzzing from lower driver side dash area at highway speeds

This car is godly. I Love it.

[Tromatic]

Chirp. That's it.

[benlaz88]

7/13 built. almost 500mile. No problem so far. Will keep update if something happen.

[deeranged]

Series 10 model.. Got crickets. That's about it so far. Maybe trunk popping, but I do have stuff in there, so I gotta empty it and drive it.

[PoWn3d_0704]

05/2013 Build date, Picked up June. 4300 miles on it so far.

No crickets, have only used E0 except for one trip to Cali and back.

Rear deck pops, usually only on rough ground and in reverse.

Headunit doesn't like to automatically find any phone.

Driver side door panel under the window switches had a slight buzz the other day. Plan on insulating the whole car at somepoint anyways.

That's all. Honestly.

[DoomsdayJesus]

Update on my Mar '13 build: Transmission full of metal debris, dark fluid, and replaced at 5800 miles. Dealer blamed it on me. Having to fight them on it. Looking into lemon lawing the car.

[Turbowned]

Not sure of my build date, took delivery of factory order in June '13. ~4,800mi to date.

-crickets
-speaker panel rattle
-gauge cluster hood rattle
-2nd/3rd gear notchiness (supposedly normal but still scares the willies out of me)
-noisy seatbelt leather straps
-sluggish navigation (tells me to turn as I'm already turning)
-pass side window clicks when opened occasionally (sticking to weatherstrip perhaps?)

I have aftermarket springs and header-back resonated exhaust that could be exascerbating the NVH issues slightly, but I doubt it. I work at a dealer and have not had it in for warranty work because thus far there appears to be no fixes for the crickets, Subaru doesn't have a noise kit to dampen rattles/vibrations, and I reckon they'd have to replace the seats to fix the strap noises; not something I feel is necessary.