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Subaru Outback

Every Subaru Outback model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years5,863242 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns23Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins4,524Summed across model years
By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 1,034

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

03006009001,200201520162017201820191,0342020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Visibility and wipers leads the Subaru Outback complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Visibility and wipers
1,952
Electrical system
1,892
Driver assistance
358
Engine and cooling
337
Powertrain
251
Speed control
174
Steering
166
Brakes
164
Fuel system
163
Structure
161
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Subaru Outback model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Subaru Outback by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV1618.82670058
2025SUV819.962300154
2024SUV1027.851000236
2023SUV8910.144520327
2022SUV4643.42,01740397
2021SUV2963.798740480
2020SUV8993.13,21160612
2019SUV1,0342.92,46230422
2018SUV8124.21,95730432
2017SUV9174.01,79841390
2016SUV6434.41,56841472
2015SUV5105.91,12151544
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Subaru Outback

  • 24V-227 Mar 22, 2024
    Capacitor in the sensors for the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may crack and short circuit, which can prevent the front passenger air bag from…
    Airbags · 119k vehicles
  • 23V-755 Nov 9, 2023
    Insufficient weld may allow water to enter the inhibitor switch, causing it to fail
    Powertrain · 96k vehicles
  • 23V-647 Sep 21, 2023
    Center support bolts for the driveshaft may loosen, resulting in the disconnection of the front end of the driveshaft
    Powertrain · 4,311 vehicles
  • 22V-712 Sep 22, 2022
    Incorrect paint clearcoat may have been applied, which can cause the windshield to be insufficiently bonded to the vehicle
    Visibility and wipers · 42 vehicles
  • 22V-485 Jul 8, 2022
    Programming error in the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) may allow the clutch to engage before the drive chain is completely clamped
    Powertrain · 182 vehicles
  • 22V-473 Jul 1, 2022
    Engine wiring harness may have been damaged, resulting in a loose electrical connection to the engine control unit (ECU)
    Electrical system · 15 vehicles
  • 21V-955 Dec 9, 2021
    Programming error in the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) may allow the clutch to engage before the drive chain is completely clamped
    Powertrain · 198k vehicles
  • 21V-587 Jul 29, 2021
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 176k vehicles
  • 21V-024 Jan 26, 2021
    Continuously variable transmission (CVT) select lever cable nut may not have been tightened properly, allowing the nut to loosen
    Powertrain · 383 vehicles
  • 20V-766 Dec 10, 2020
    August 2020 over-the-air software update may have timed out without completing the installation, corrupting the data, and causing the rearview…
    Back-over prevention · 7,741 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.