Hi everyone,

I am looking at replacing my daily Abarth 500 with a family car and one of the potential candidates is a Subaru XV.

I am familiar with Subarus having owned a WRX wagon, a couple of Forester STis in the past and my other car is an Impreza 20th anniversary but I have never owned a diesel Subaru.

Is there anything I should be aware of and what are the common faults (if any) or things to check before buying a XV?

Many thanks!

 

Wotcha and welcome - few XV owners on here, not sure about the subaru diesel option though, unfortunately it is not a great product and the Fozzy diesels have many issues. Is a petrol option completely off the table?

2 minutes ago, Jay762 said:

Wotcha and welcome - few XV owners on here, not sure about the subaru diesel option though, unfortunately it is not a great product and the Fozzy diesels have many issues. Is a petrol option completely off the table?

Thanks.

I am aware of the bottom end issues 2008 diesel engines used to suffer but I've read the internals have been upgraded since then.

Yes, due to the mileage I do I am looking for a diesel.

OK - browsing the XV owners area has some interesting feedback, for the most part very positive

1 hour ago, Jay762 said:

OK - browsing the XV owners area has some interesting feedback, for the most part very positive

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