after reading the many +/- comments on Subarus, I feel compelled to add the experiences of my extended family with Subaru vehicles:
In my extended family, we have had maybe a dozen Subaru vehicles, primarily Foresters and Outbacks, in model years from before 2000 to 2015. No one has reported either oil, coolant or CVT problems, and some of the vehicles are over 200K miles. Noting that all of them drive long distances, and that easy mileage adds up. IOW, their experience mostly reflects the Consumer Reports repair record history. Yes, there was one acquaintance girl who purchased a very used Subaru and it turned out to burn oil. But a quick look at that vehicle showed that it was poorly maintained and I would not have recommended that she purchase it. too late.
In my current living area of Western Wisconsin as well as Eastern Minnesota, there are many Subaru vehicles of all ages on the road - possibly 10% or more. I even saw a Subaru Brat. The Subaru Brat has a lousy reputation, but this one was in mint condition!
In my immediate family, there are two 2015 Foresters (1-manual, 1-CVT) and one 2015 Outback (mine). 2 of them with Eyesight (excellent!). I have been careful with a long break-in period in our first 3 Subarus - no jack-rabbit launches, etc. We all drive a lot! So far, so good with my immediate families Subarus. I have 42K on my Outback, my wife has 34K on her Forester.
Many of us came from the Honda Civic series of '98, '99, and '00, meaning that we came from a very successful long-lived Auto series, so if the Subarus were causing problems, we would have said something. Our primary reason for the switch from Honda is the desire for a AWD with a good reputation, not just 4-wheel drive. Said differently, Ma and Pa are gettin' old and digging ourselves out of deep snow is no fun. Plus which Honda had some relatively trouble-prone model years after 2000 per Consumer Reports and per some experiences related by other drivers outside of my family.
I am well aware that any/all automotive manufacturers can produce individual 'lemons' or even a model line that produces nearly all lemons. (Chevy Vega, Ford Falcon, etc.) Yes, I did read about the lawsuits against Subaru, but also against many other automotive manufacturers.... I recall the the GM full-size diesel converted from a Chevy gas-based 350 cu.in. to diesel. An unmitigated disaster for GM!
I do believe that the later-model vehicles, but especially non-US designed vehicles, are increasingly sensitive to timely maintenance. especially oil changes. BTW, I still believe in a break-in period for a new engine!
Furthermore, except for my older daughter in one of the last manual xmsn 2015 Foresters, everyone drives with a 'light foot'. CVT xmsn systems are not nice to people who often feel the need to accelerate quickly => which forces those pulleys to change diameter under a heavy load. Pulling a trailer aggravates the disadvantage of CVT drives!
However, given the fuel economy advantage of a CVT xmsn over a 5, 6, 8+ gear xmsn, it will be increasingly difficult to avoid passenger vehicles with CVT drives. Besides, the electronics for a CVT can be tweek'd from year to year to improve fuel economy w/o redesigning the transmission. In my view, CVT drives are an intermediate step towards electric motor drives. In our design meetings, we often commented that electric motors can generate the necessary torque, but dissipating the heat is the real problem.
FWIW: At the top of the fuel economy lineup of all vehicles that I have owned since the '60s or maybe even driven since the '50s, the 1998 & 1999 Honda Civic manual xmsn will reach 50-51mpg on a flat road over a day's drive - meaning a tankful, consistently. The only vehicle that could match that was a 2-door Fiat 850 driven on the Autobahn in Germany in the '60s. My 2015 Outback will reach 40+ mpg on _flat_ roads regardless of internal load. eg: the N-S main Interstates in Illinois, or most of western and northern Minnesota.