2023 Subaru Outback: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 118 complaints
118
Total Complaints
6,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
15
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

1,950 25th Percentile
6,000 Median Mileage
12,800 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
VISIBILITY/WIPER
16
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
15
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
15
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
10
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
7
SERVICE BRAKES
6
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
6
POWER TRAIN
4
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
3

Severity Assessment

15
Crashes
3
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The contact owns a 2023 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that upon purchasing the vehicle from the dealer on October 3, 2022, he noticed that the automatic collision alert to the Emergency Services, the diagnostic alert, the remote services, the SOS emergency alert, the stolen vehicle recovery ale..."
"The contact owns a 2023 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that upon purchasing the vehicle from the dealer on October 3, 2022, he noticed that the automatic collision alert to the Emergency Services, the diagnostic alert, the remote services, the SOS emergency alert, the stolen vehicle recovery ale..."
"Some of the starling services associated with my 2023 Subaru Outback are not functioning as they should. The vehicle was purchased on 10/28/2022 and on 10/29/2022 I took it back to the dealer. I was told by the service department that the issue would have to be dealt with by the sales department sin..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28