2016 Subaru Outback battery drain reports
84 NHTSA complaints describe dead batteries and parasitic electrical drain on the 2016 Subaru Outback — roughly 13% of all complaints for this model year.
84
Battery drain reports
13%
share of complaints
45,300 mi
median mileage in battery drain reports (26 with odometer)
Components reported on this vehicle
Battery drain in other Outback years
| 2022 Outback | 8 |
| 2021 Outback | 15 |
| 2020 Outback | 48 |
| 2019 Outback | 103 |
| 2018 Outback | 54 |
| 2017 Outback | 127 |
| 2015 Outback | 29 |
Other symptoms owners describe on the 2016 Subaru Outback
Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2016 Subaru Outback report before drawing conclusions.