2016 Subaru Outback Unknown Or Other Problems
- 49
- 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.
Among these 49 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- stuck ignition · 7 records
- same problem · 5 records
- gets stuck · 4 records
- safety issue · 4 records
- exact same · 4 records
- remove ignition · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 20 |
| 1–30k mi | 17 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Unknown Or Other
Windshield cracked for no reason during warm summer day. I have seen other similar complaints on line. It is in the same left corner area and starts as a small circular indentation and grows within hours. Nothing hit or came into contact with windshield
ODI 11133583
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The keys become stuck in the ignition when attempting to park the car. Unable to remove. Also unable to turn off the car fully. Sometimes reparking multiple times helps.
ODI 11109494
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
I had a major issue with this vehicle on june 24. We were driving back from our family vacation when i was passing a semi truck on a two lane road the vehicle suddenly lost power to the wheels and would not accelerate. As i stepped on the gas the engine revved up but the vehicle was not accelerating. I thought it slipped out of gear. I put it in neutral then back into drive and still had the same problem. I put my…
Fire reported
ODI 11123268
Unknown Or Other
Radio freezes often, week ago dealer put new firmware but looks like it did not help. Another problem i have for about 10 days (since my last visit to subaru service) my ignition key gets stuck and i can't take it out for good 15-20 seconds. After playing with it releases and i'm able to taki it out.
ODI 11104765
Unknown Or Other
WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT REASON.
ODI 11102365
Unknown Or Other
The key keeps getting stuck in ignition when i park the car and try to take it off. I put the car in park and the key doesn't want to come out. This has happened to me several times. It's like the car doesn't realize that it's in park already. Not sure if the problem with the shifter assy. This poses a safety problem if one is at the wrong place at the wrong time and forced to leave key in ignition.
ODI 11093444
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
I have learned because my wifes car is also a 2016 subaru that soy based materials have been used in wiring and hoses of my outback creating a dangerous situation since rodents and squirrels are attracted to this product and will chew on them the manufacturer has not provided a replacement to the soy products so this is a long term safety concern that needs to be rectified. We have already incurred dangerous and…
ODI 11083322
Unknown Or Other
Front windows keep giving trouble. I have gone to dealer several times for this issue without any long term resolution. Front passenger window and driver window rolls up and down several times when you try to close it. This occurs when the car is stationary as well as driving. This is very inconvenient in in-climate weather and can pose a safety issue.
ODI 11073604
Unknown Or Other
I have had 3 cracked windshields since i purchased the vehicle in may of 2016.
ODI 11052459
Unknown Or Other
Moon roof glass shattered without apparent cause, while driving on interstate highway at speed limit in good weather and in an area without traffic, overpasses, trees or other known hazards to glass. Thought at first that i was mysteriously hit by another vehicle from nowhere, based on the loud noise when the glass broke. Fortunately, i was not in heavy traffic, where i may have taken evasive action to avoid another…
ODI 11063513
Unknown Or Other
Why is this site rejecting the vin for this vehicle. Vin is 18 numbers and letters but safercar.gov just accepts only 17 numbers and letters so could you email with the answer and is the outback on recall for takata airbags
ODI 11015205
Unknown Or Other
Takata recall - nothing happened, received notice of possible recall.
ODI 11014841
Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Eyesight technology warning showed inoperable along with lane departure and front end collision avoidance system. The car had been running less than 3 minutes after over 24 . Pulled over called dealer who attempted to walk me through reset. Unsuccessful no availability for service so scheduled an appointment 3 days later. Car warning lights cleared on their own. Showed advisor email from auto mess. From subaru…
ODI 11004021
Unknown Or Other
At times, not all times, the ignition switch locks up and you have to do all kinds of things to get freed. It has happened to wife a few times in places that is not the best places. Also in the darks, in parking lots, at the store. We have taken it back to the dealer 3 or 4 times over the same problem they say because they cannot duplicate the problem there is no problem. My wife has called roadside assist for help…
ODI 10994048
Unknown Or Other
Whenever it rains, the front passenger floor is flooded with water. I have complained about this issue to the dealership and subaru of america, they made 4 attempts to fix the problem. Every time i complained about the problem, the dealership keeps my vehicle for more than 2 weeks, they tell me some car story that i do not understand, reassure me that the problem is fixed, but the next time it rains, i am back at…
ODI 10970440
Automatic Emergency Braking · Body · Unknown Or Other
I had an accident @ 5pm-entering a busy road from a driveway-hit the side door of a car racing lefttoright in front of me. My fault of course. I heard no beep warning from the so-called collision mitigation sysem (?), nor did i feel any braking. Subsequently i tested this feature in my driveway where i slowly drove the car forward toward my large garage, i would have hit the garage-no beep-no braking. Then, in a…
Crash reported
ODI 11183351
Unknown Or Other
Vehicle warning lights in passenger side mirror do not activate for semi-trucks with trailers, but do activate for cars and light trucks. I tried during a 40 km. Trip on a four lane interstate highway. If passed a car or light duty truck then the light notified me that there was a vehicle in the blind spot, but if i passed a tractor-trailer unit it did not pick it up and the lights did not come on. I repeated my…
ODI 10903268
Unknown Or Other
Have 2016 outback built on june 15,2016. Windshield cracked at 750 km. Mark. Traveling on paved road and no know stones hit windshield. Paid for through insurance company with a $300.00 deductible. Now read of all the other windshield problems. Crack started in black area just above passenger side wiper.
ODI 10903175
Unknown Or Other
It is possible to inadvertently stop the car's engine when parking and transmission put in neutral. There is no visible or audible warning to alert driver to shift transmission to "park" position or and/or engage emergency brake before stopping engine and exiting the vehicle. If car is on a slope when in "neutral", it is possible to exit the car and find the car starting to roll away.i believe there should be…
ODI 10881286
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
We purchased a 2016 subaru outback 3.6, fully-loaded with every bell and whistle regarding safety, comfort, and convenience in the middle of december 2015. The subaru starlink infotainment system's technology froze causing the clock to freeze at 10:37am as well as the navigation system (no voice commands either.) the multi-touch interface not only lost functionality across the board, but it affected the message…
ODI 10871701
Unknown Or Other
I took my 2016 outback in to a dealer primarily because the passenger side blind spot detection was not functioning properly, acknowledging that it did work at times. I took in written documentation in the form of recorded occurrences of it malfunctioning, based on three trips on interstate highways totaling more than 150 miles. The documentation listed the type of highway, speed, miles driven, weather conditions…
ODI 10865586
Unknown Or Other
The car after 6 months has been making an intermittent rattle noise that i brought into subaru to investigate. I share the video but they stated they need to recreate the noise to know what was wrong. After several months, they finally heard the noise and without testing stated the evaporator pump needed to be replaced. After replacing the pump the issue was still there. I then pushed the issue further and subaru…
ODI 10937379
Unknown Or Other
Crack in windshield had cracks appear in windshield on 2 separate days in jan. 2016 . Had the windshield replaced in mid jan by subaru dealer. On feb 25 while driving on i-95 in ga. Another crack appeared in new windshield with no apparent cause . We were driving about 70 mph at about 70 mph
ODI 10839200
Unknown Or Other
2016 subaru outback while driving car on i-95 , noticed 4-4 in. Crack in lower driver side windshield ,after investigating noticed small pit size of pencil point where the crack started. Crack kept growing. Next day continued my trip on i-95 , about 3 hrs later another crack appeared in the upper center of the windshield , after investigating noticed small pit the size of pencil point where the crack started. Same…
ODI 10817540