Subaru Outback Seats Problems
- 27
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 12
- Years with records
- 2006–2019
- 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 27 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 6 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- passenger seat · 8 records
- seat belt · 6 records
- passenger side · 6 records
- back seat · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 13 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Air Bags · Seats
Red airbag light . Dealer diagnosis code b1650. Response is to replace the bottom part of passenger seat. 1840.00 repair. This happened about a year after they replaced the airbag related to takata recall. Soa has offered 1000.00 'in good will gesture ' . Saw a recall in 2015 for impreza wagons throwing off b1650 code. Was told by soa not to drive my outback as this is a safety issue. I totally agree, but also think…
ODI 11204864
Seat Belts · Seats
Substantial rust has developed at the attach point of the driver's seat-belt to the driver's seat and of the attach-point of the driver's seat to the car. We're the original owner and the car was never flooded or exposed to water in any other way. I took it to the dealer two weeks ago and they didn't know what to make of it or do about it. They reached out to subaru and (as of 4/24) the dealer hasn't received a…
ODI 11203440
Seats
2019 subaru outback 2.5i limited. Purchased january '19. Car was located by dealer at other dealership and delivered late at night without owners having ability to test drive. Within one week owners noticed seat issue and contacted dealer immediately. Driver seat slope issue: driver seat base slopes from left down to right approx. 3/4"-1". Problem noticed in first month after delivery and subaru was notified. Area…
ODI 11297760
Fuel Gauge · Seats · Steering · Wheels
I have always wanted a 3.6l and this is my first 3.6l 6 cylinder 2018 subaru outback! Am disappointed with few problems: the front seating is not comfortable and not supportive at all, especial in hard turns the seats will not hold you in place, the seat bed is to short and does not support long legs if you are over 5 feet tall. For some reason this is my 3rd subaru 2nd outback that has wheel alignment problem right…
ODI 11120423
Head Restraint · Seats
The headrest points at a harsh angle forward and may cause severe neck injury. Two seperate incidents: 1. Moving forward at a left turn angle, cars hitting each others rt front. Result brain stem hemorrhage and bilateral hematoma. April 3, 2018 2. Stopped in traffic hit from the rear. Result neck strain. May 10, 2018 *tt *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury · 1 death
ODI 11099247
Air Bags · Seats
While driving the car with a passenger in the right front seat the air bag warning light came on. The srs occupancy display indicated that the passenger seat air bag was now off even though my wife was still in that seat. This has happened on every drive we take in the car that lasts more then 25 minutes.
ODI 11097154
Air Bags · Seat Belts · Seats
Cold rainy morning, i started the car for the first time with no one in the passenger seat. The airbag light came on and stayed on, the passenger seatbelt light is on and car is dinging like someone in the passenger seat is not wearing a seat belt. Does not turn off when seat belt is clipped. I take it to the dealership and they say it's a bad electrostatic capacitance sensor ods. The 'part' aka replacing the whole…
ODI 11056208
Seats
I took the car into dealership service to report an electrical drain on the battery, requiring the car to be jumped started if left several days parked. Service department tested electrical system and replaced the battery. Car was parked in their lot for several hours and on return the car was was found to be heavily damaged by smoke and fire from passenger seat. The car was totaled by my insurance company.
Fire reported
ODI 10985455