The Lemon IndexB1650 is a manufacturer-specific code, so its exact meaning depends on the make. Full B1650 page
15 owner complaints · the #3 code Subaru Forester owners name · 17% of Subaru Forester complaints that name a code (every car: 0.2%)
2015–2018 Subaru Forester · most: 2017 (7), 2016 (3), 2015 (3)
Subaru Forester owners named B1650 in 15 complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), most often on the 2017, 2016 and 2015 model years. Complaints are owner reports, not proof of a defect.
Subaru Forester model years that report B1650
Owner complaints naming B1650, by model year. Raw counts: years that sold more get more complaints, so this is each model year's record, not a failure rate.
Symptoms owners describe with B1650
- Warning lights and electrical faults13%2 of 15 complaints
Share of the complaints naming B1650 whose text also describes each problem. A complaint can describe more than one.
Codes owners report with it
B1760 7
Other codes named in the same Subaru Forester complaints, and in how many.
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The details
How we count
We read every owner complaint in the NHTSA file whose text names this trouble code, and count the ones filed about this model (matched by the make, model and model year on the complaint). Mileage is what the owner entered on the form.
Parts: a complaint counts for a part when one of the owner's own sentences names that part together with a cause word (failed, bad, diagnosed, caused by, leaking ...) or a repair word (replaced, repaired, new, reprogrammed ...). "Came back" means the same complaint also says the problem returned or the repair didn't fix it. These are counts of what owners wrote, not a diagnosis, and one complaint can name several parts.
Complaints are reports, not proof of a defect, and most owners never file one. Popular models get more complaints, so the counts are not a failure rate. The code meaning is the standard SAE J2012 definition in our own words, or the carmaker's meaning where we verified it for that make.
What B1650 means
B1650 is a manufacturer-specific code: each carmaker decides what it means, so the same code can point to different problems on different brands. We haven't verified its meaning for Subaru yet. A dealer or a scanner with the maker's software can tell you exactly.
Check the complaints yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11760470, 11746865, 11742971, 11685559, 11643722, 11606645, 11526343, 11517390, 11489857, 11480238, 11265760, 11246104 and 3 more.
Quick answers
Which Subaru Forester years have the most B1650 complaints?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2017 (7), 2016 (3), 2015 (3) Subaru Forester named B1650 most (15 complaints in all, 2015–2018). Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints that name B1650 on the Subaru Forester, counted by The Lemon Index; NHTSA recalls; repair bills owners named. Meanings: SAE J2012 in our own words. Owner reports, not a diagnosis or repair advice for your car.