Head gasket OEM Honda or OEM Subaru

it was from the garbage head gasket era, and it still had its original factory head gaskets on it when I finally pulled the motor to turbo swap it earlier this year. It had 270,000km on it. So overall, for 10 years of ownership it was pretty damn reliable.

The average cost for a Honda Civic Head Gasket Replacement is between $1,707 and $1,994.

I can't recommend calling around to other mechanics/dealerships enough. Did the head gaskets on my subie, have done them on all subies, but on the most recent one earlier this year. The range in expected cost I was quoted ranged from 2700-8k. Went with the 2700 option, a local, family owned subaru mechanic, and have had zero issues since.

I've owned a 2008 Outback (sold in 2018 with 110,000 miles when the head gasket failed). The consistent oil problems are troubling. But the pros have outweighed the cons so far, so I keep getting Subarus.

Head gasket blew at 70k to boot.

I love my 2008 H6 LL Bean, but I've had to get the engine rebuilt (yep the head gaskets CAN go, even on the H6).

My head gasket went at 65000 miles. All maintenance intervals was done. Synthetic oil. 1 driver. Gentle miles. After googling, this is/was a major problem with the 1.5.

The Civic has a question mark with it's L15 turbo engine and premature failing head gaskets. Same issues seen in CR-V's with that engine. Not everybody is going to experience it, but it shows up often and is definitely a design weakness in that engine.

Maybe I’m the outsider but after 3 Subarus I’m done with them. Each was less durable, had more problems, and died with less miles on the odometer. Between head gaskets and that horrible CVT, I’m not fixing a car worth $4,000 with an estimate of $11,000

Avoid older Subarus with a EJ25 engine, especially 2012 or before. The head gaskets are shit.