Subaru's corporate lawyers should be relaxing this week. A class action lawsuit involving certain years of the Japanese brand's EyeSight safety system has now wrapped up. The settlement went through its final fairness hearing in November, and the effective date passed at the end of December. As usual, the plaintiff's attorneys will get the lion's share, but Subaru owners with out-of-pocket repair expenses will also get reimbursement and a little more warranty.
Lawyers Got The Bulk Of The Settlement
Nine customers who filed the initial class action suit will each receive $5,000 as part of the settlement. The law firms representing them, however, will receive $2,428,118.67.
Other customers reporting issues with the EyeSight system in their Subaru got some extra repair time. Effective July 29, 2025, Subaru extended new-vehicle warranties on vehicles covered by the suit to 4 years/48,000 miles from their in-service date.
Because the affected vehicles date back as far as model year 2013, most were already well out of that warranty. For those customers, Subaru agreed to a four-month extension starting July 29, 2025, that would cover repairs needed during that period. If you had already paid for repairs to the EyeSight system, the settlement could cover some relief there, too. The settlement would pay out up to 75% for certain repairs.
If you haven't already filed a claim for repairs, you're probably out of luck. The deadline was September 27, 2025.
The initial complaint involved multiple plaintiffs who alleged a defect in the automated emergency braking system of the EyeSight suite. In the claim, they alleged that Subaru failed to inform them of "manufacturing and workmanship defects, including but not limited to poor calibration of the software from multiple control modules, including the ABS Control Module."
These issues, the suit claimed, could lead to the vehicles suddenly and abruptly braking. Conversely, they alleged that it also "fails to activate in the situations it was designed to detect and mitigate."
So sometimes, they said, it would brake when it shouldn't. Other times it didn't when they felt it should have. And to add some more, owners claimed it could jerk the wheel unexpectedly.
Driver Assists Are There To Help, Not Take Control
EyeSight is a brand that covers a wide range of advanced driver assistance tech. The specific EyeSight features can change depending on the model and age/generation of the vehicle. Today, Subaru calls it "an extra set of eyes on the road and if need be, an extra foot on the brake when you drive."
Features include adaptive cruise, lane departure and sway warning, pre-collision braking, automatic emergency steering, and pre-collision throttle management. Some level of the system is standard on every Subaru offered in 2026. Models involved in the suit included 2013-2022 Subaru Legacy and Outback, 2014-2023 Impreza and Crosstrek, 2014-2021 Forester, 2019-2022 Ascent, 2015-2021 WRX, and 2022-2024 BRZ models.
H/T: CarComplaints
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