Subaru Outback Unknown Or Other Problems
- 345
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 2000–2020
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 345 stored complaint records:
- 13 indicate a crash
- 12 indicate injury
- 6 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- windshield cracked · 12 records
- stuck ignition · 8 records
- front windshield · 8 records
- windshield crack · 8 records
- passenger side · 7 records
- remove ignition · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 170 |
| 30–60k mi | 56 |
| 60–100k mi | 33 |
| 100–150k mi | 24 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Service Brakes · Steering · Unknown Or Other
On 2/11/20 around 12:30pm et, i was approaching the highway via an onramp, and my speed was barely 25 mph. Suddenly, as i was on the approach-road, i suddenly felt that the steering was locked and turning on the right side only (either steering or anti-lock malfunction). It hit the fence and then turned (flipped) on its driver side as can be seen in the picture. I believe this is a safety issue, so please make a…
Crash reported
ODI 11309657
Unknown Or Other
I was waiting on my wife at the grocery store and the windshield started to crack a little at a time. First it was about 1/2 crack and not its about 10-11" crack right in front of the drivers seat
ODI 11308212
Unknown Or Other
Unable to get key out of ignition when vehicle is in park (in garage or anywhere else). Found issue on forums many times. Seems to be related to gear assembly. Messing with shifting, back into park, wiggling key eventually get it out. Sometimes it takes 5 minutes. Happens at least 40% of time.
ODI 11307875
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Automatic breaking activated for no reason but only for a very short time but very hard. Then released. There was a flash of something on the dash i think a breaking warning and beeping sound. Moving approx 35mph, not breaking, on [redacted] ( east pea ridge rd. Huntington wv). Nothing in front of me for quite a distance. No one coming toward me either. Road conditions were good. Straight road. ( i have included a…
ODI 11307921
Unknown Or Other
The key got stuck in the ignition, and the visor on passenger does not swing correctly, the radio turns on when i start the car even after the radio was turned off
ODI 11307773
Unknown Or Other
When going to park, i shift the car into park and turn off the engine but the key is stuck in the ignition. This has happened every time i've driven for the last three days. The only way to get it to come out is to turn it back on and trying shifting into park again, occasionally several times before it recognizes that it's in park and will release the key.
ODI 11306820
Engine · Unknown Or Other
About 4 weeks ago, on late saturday morning, driving down the interstate, from richmond, va my car caught on fire in hampton. The car jolted a little and would not accelerate. Pulled to the side of the road, smoke became visible, but the temperature gauge was not running high. A witness ran toward the car yelling to get out of the car because it was on fire. Even though 2 fire trucks were on the scene, it took a…
Fire reported
ODI 11308055
Unknown Or Other
During the fall of 2019, i noticed an exhaust smell when starting my 2015 subaru outback in my garage. This smell coincided with the car running rough when starting and the exhaust smell entering the cabin when the heater was turned on. I did not notice this cabin exhaust smell in the summer due to using the ac on recirculate. The exhaust smell was especially noticeable when i was idling waiting to pick up my kids…
ODI 11298078