2013 Subaru Outback Exterior Lighting Problems
- 7
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Water pours into vehicle from center rear brake light every time it rains. Bloomington subaru confirmed issue is water leak via center rear brake light. Soa contacted, no response received. Original owner since new, current mileage is 30,000. Still leaks.
ODI 11291661
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Have replaced the low beam h7 bulb 5 times this year and has even blow less than 1 hour after fixed by a subaru dealership. Tail lights have been replaced 3 times in 8 month. High beam lights 3 times in the past 12 months. Fixtures twice. Charred from extreme amp spikes in wires. Now to top it all off entire wiring harness for passenger side is out.
ODI 11011731
Exterior Lighting
Since owning this vehicle, i have replaced the low beam headlights five times, high beams three times, front running lights four times, rear brake lights twice, and rear running lights five times. Subaru has offered to reimburse me for the lights, by sending them the receipts. Although this is admirable, i'm worried about electrical failures and small fires from short circuits.
ODI 10958851
Exterior Lighting
Repeated lighting failures on exterior lights all around car. Have replaced headlights, tail and side lights repeatedly at my cost. Some completed at dealership, some completed at home after cost too much.
ODI 11063292
Exterior Lighting
Various external lights (eight) have needed to be replace. Car has only 50k miles on it. Unsafe to drive car at night when one of the headlights is non functional. Flashers not functioning is not safe when making a turn.
ODI 11020354
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Upon noticing a blown 3rd tail light(one of the tail lights on the rear hatch/door of the wagon,) i disassembled and found that the sockets on both sides(left and right 3rd tail-light sockets) were scorched around where the bulbs fit into them. The discoloration was brown/black and was present not only on the socket with the blown bulb but also the other, working side. Dealer replaced blown bulb and made no comment…
ODI 10683474
Exterior Lighting
Excessive headlight bulb failure. Replacement of both driver and passenger sides on a more than acceptable frequency. This has been reported to dealership vehicle was purchased from new. Bulbs have been replaced by them and also by myself numerous times since vehicle was purchased october 2012.
ODI 10970685
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2013 Subaru Outback.
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