- Subaru settled a class action lawsuit over alleged EyeSight defects after four years.
- Owners receive a 75% repair coverage extension, though many cars remain ineligible.
- Final fairness hearing is scheduled for November 3, 2025, with $2.5M attorney fees.
Advanced driver assistance systems are meant to make driving less stressful and roads safer, but when the technology falls short, it can create new risks instead. Subaru’s EyeSight suite is one example that has faced scrutiny. After years of legal disputes, some owners who took the company to court have reached a settlement, though not for the outcome they originally sought.
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For four years, the group of plaintiffs battled Subaru over EyeSight, its semi-autonomous driver assistance package. Their claims centered on pre-collision braking, rear automatic braking, and lane-keep assist, all of which they argued were unreliable. According to them, the problems weren’t isolated but extended across nearly the entire Subaru lineup.
Widespread Allegations
According to CarComplaints, the lawsuit includes the Legacy, Outback, Impreza, Crosstrek, Forester, Ascent, WRX, and BRZ spanning from 2013 through 2024, depending on the model. The plaintiffs say that vehicles with the defective EyeSight suite suffer from brake activation when there shouldn’t be any, and at other times, fail to engage when emergency braking is required.
It goes as far as to say that lane-keep assist is defective due to poor calibration. Owners complained that it “even steers the vehicle into other vehicles.”
These plaintiffs wanted Subaru to tell customers that EyeSight was defective, pay for repairs, make full restitution, and surrender “ill-gotten profits” from the system. Instead, the case ended with each of the eight plaintiffs receiving $5,000, while their attorneys collected a cool $2.5 million in fees.
Limited Warranty Extension
In addition to the cash payout, Subaru agreed to extend warranty coverage on the associated cars. Of course, that coverage of 48 months or 48,000 miles means that many of the cars in question are already ineligible.
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The automaker is allowing all cars in the class, including those over the mileage and time caps, to get work done under the warranty for four months after the settlement is official. Importantly, it’ll only pay for 75 percent of whatever work gets done under this new warranty agreement, and it doesn’t have to admit to any defect in any of the cars.
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