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Subaru Outback battery drain reports by year

468 NHTSA complaints describe dead batteries and parasitic electrical drain on Subaru Outback vehicles. The most reported year is 2017 with 127 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2022 Outback82%
2021 Outback155%
2020 Outback485%
2019 Outback10310%
2018 Outback547%
2017 Outback12714%
2016 Outback8413%
2015 Outback296%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.