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Subaru Outback

Every Subaru Outback model year on file, 1995 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years9,752541 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years321995 to 2026
Recall campaigns72Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins8,205Summed 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.

03006009001,2001995199820012004200720102013201620191,03420222026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Subaru Outback complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
2,281
Visibility and wipers
2,090
Engine and cooling
998
Powertrain
985
Airbags
693
Brakes
598
Speed control
530
Fuel system
395
Driver assistance
367
Steering
364
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
2014SUV2088.7473100362
2013SUV2978.1928120514
2012SUV2927.51,007161320
2011SUV6524.82,138160333
2010SUV3604.41,014180314
2009SUV1063.8482130189
2008SUV2267.139080202
2007SUV1298.519380198
2006SUV2773.666870204
2005SUV2736.240292248
2004Wagon9014.42,000112189
2003Wagon938.62,325152194
2002Wagon1437.71,78850137
2001Wagon17112.31,62940120
2000Wagon20711.61,3802076
1999Wagon11114.41,1101017
1998Wagon12710.24162016
1997Wagon7912.71,9754017
1996Wagon4628.32302016
1995Wagon250.0271015
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.