Subaru Outback problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Subaru Outback model year, from official NHTSA data.
9,726
NHTSA complaints
68
recall campaigns
8,134
service bulletins (TSBs)
4
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Subaru Outback | 16 | 0 | — |
| 2025 Subaru Outback | 80 | 0 | 154 |
| 2024 Subaru Outback | 102 | 0 | 236 |
| 2023 Subaru Outback | 89 | 2 | 327 |
| 2022 Subaru Outback | 463 | 4 | 397 |
| 2021 Subaru Outback | 296 | 4 | 480 |
| 2020 Subaru Outback | 897 | 6 | 612 |
| 2019 Subaru Outback | 1,033 | 3 | 422 |
| 2018 Subaru Outback | 811 | 3 | 432 |
| 2017 Subaru Outback | 917 | 4 | 390 |
| 2016 Subaru Outback | 643 | 4 | 472 |
| 2015 Subaru Outback | 510 | 5 | 544 |
| 2014 Subaru Outback | 208 | 10 | 362 |
| 2013 Subaru Outback | 297 | 12 | 514 |
| 2012 Subaru Outback | 292 | 16 | 320 |
| 2011 Subaru Outback | 651 | 16 | 333 |
| 2010 Subaru Outback | 360 | 18 | 314 |
| 2009 Subaru Outback | 106 | 13 | 190 |
| 2008 Subaru Outback | 226 | 8 | 202 |
| 2007 Subaru Outback | 129 | 8 | 199 |
| 2006 Subaru Outback | 276 | 7 | 204 |
| 2005 Subaru Outback | 273 | 9 | 248 |
| 2004 Subaru Outback | 90 | 10 | 189 |
| 2003 Subaru Outback | 93 | 14 | 194 |
| 2002 Subaru Outback | 143 | 4 | 137 |
| 2001 Subaru Outback | 171 | 3 | 120 |
| 2000 Subaru Outback | 207 | 1 | 76 |
| 1999 Subaru Outback | 111 | 1 | 17 |
| 1998 Subaru Outback | 127 | 1 | 16 |
| 1997 Subaru Outback | 79 | 1 | 17 |
| 1996 Subaru Outback | 46 | 1 | 16 |
Common problems
- Subaru Outback electrical system problems2,273
- Subaru Outback visibility/wiper problems1,758
- Subaru Outback power train problems982
- Subaru Outback engine problems715
- Subaru Outback air bags problems692
- Subaru Outback vehicle speed control problems527
- Subaru Outback service brakes problems429
- Subaru Outback steering problems363
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · opened Feb 24, 2015 · open
- Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · opened Jun 11, 2014 · closed Mar 2, 2015
- Autoliv Air Bag Propellant MixtureEQ12002 · opened Feb 14, 2012 · closed May 8, 2012