2025 Subaru Outback: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 87 complaints
87
Total Complaints
1,249mi
Median Mileage
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

242 25th Percentile
1,249 Median Mileage
1,999 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
13
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
9
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
8
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
6
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
6
VISIBILITY/WIPER
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
AIR BAGS
4
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
3
SERVICE BRAKES
3

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Three primary issues of major concern on this vehicle: 1. Phantom emergency - braking at random, both low and high speeds. The most dangerous of the three. 2. Lane keep assist - unaware or unable to compensate for real driving conditions, construction areas, pedestrians walking a dog, heavy machiner..."
"Three primary issues of major concern on this vehicle: 1. Phantom emergency - braking at random, both low and high speeds. The most dangerous of the three. 2. Lane keep assist - unaware or unable to compensate for real driving conditions, construction areas, pedestrians walking a dog, heavy machiner..."
"Three primary issues of major concern on this vehicle: 1. Phantom emergency - braking at random, both low and high speeds. The most dangerous of the three. 2. Lane keep assist - unaware or unable to compensate for real driving conditions, construction areas, pedestrians walking a dog, heavy machiner..."

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