1994 Subaru Svx Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1994 Subaru Svx. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 33 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“My 94 subaru svx transmission will not move in any gear. Very costly to repair subaru should pay. Poor design in transmission *tr”
“My subaru svx transmission recently started suffering a delay when shifting gears, high revs and slipping while shifting and just now I tried to drive it and a clunking sound happened when putting the car in reverse. Now it won't go in to reverse at all, also, 1st gear doesn't work half the time…”
“Started out as 3rd and 4th slipping, and after babying it for a week of going to work and back home it will no longer hold 3rd or 4th. After doing research it has been found that the 4eat has about as much issues as the pinto (without the exploding). Every owner of the svx and a 4eat has suffered…”
“While driving 100 mph transmission failed. Engine revved at a high rate. Then, vehicle lost power, and the consumer hit a wall. Vehicle was towed. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak”
“After researching about my subaru svx, I found out that there is a chronic problem with the transmission subaru put in these cars. There is an extensive faq page at subaru svx.com as to the reason for the problems. My car will not transfer in to 4th gear and the transmission runs hot. *jb”
“Just another dead transimission in my svx. It seems like 116,000-124,000 miles is the lifetime of these things (so many dead there haven't been any new transmissions available since 2001) . *ak”
“1994 subaru svx, had a transmission failure. The failure is well known to svx owner community. There are many sites and articles that address the issue of the 4eat transmission failing. The repair or replacement is very costly and subaru should help. *jb”
“I had transmission failure of the 3rd and 4th gears that started out as gears slipping, then the transmission stopped shifting to 3rd and 4th all together. I did not do anything to fix the problem because it is too expensive. I had to buy another car just to get to and from work since it was…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 Subaru Svx as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.