Subaru Outback problems by model year
NHTSA has 9,774 owner complaints on file across 32 model years of the Subaru Outback. The model year with the most complaints is 2019 (1,036).
Model years ranked by complaints
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,036 | 3 | 2019 Subaru Outback problems |
| 2017 | 919 | 4 | 2017 Subaru Outback problems |
| 2020 | 901 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 816 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 652 | 16 | |
| 2016 | 643 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 510 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 465 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 360 | 18 | |
| 2021 | 298 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 297 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 294 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 277 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 273 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 226 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 208 | 10 | |
| 2000 | 207 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 171 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 143 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 129 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 127 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 111 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 106 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 104 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 93 | 14 | |
| 2004 | 90 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 89 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 83 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 79 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 46 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 |
Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA. Counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular models collect more of them. Data as of 2026-10-22.