Subaru Outback Recalls & Problems by Year

Owner complaints by model year

Recalls by model year

The red bar marks the 2019 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

Year	Recalls	Owner complaints	Crashes	Safety rating
2026 Subaru Outback	0	21	1	n/a
2025 Subaru Outback	0	83	5	n/a
2024 Subaru Outback	0	106	5	n/a
2023 Subaru Outback	2	89	8	n/a
2022 Subaru Outback	4	465	10	n/a
2021 Subaru Outback	4	299	9	n/a
2020 Subaru Outback	6	904	19	n/a
2019 Subaru Outback	3	1,036	24	n/a
2018 Subaru Outback	3	816	27	n/a
2017 Subaru Outback	4	921	33	n/a
2016 Subaru Outback	4	643	22	n/a
2015 Subaru Outback	5	510	20	n/a
2014 Subaru Outback	10	208	14	n/a
2013 Subaru Outback	12	297	18	n/a
2012 Subaru Outback	16	295	15	n/a
2011 Subaru Outback	16	653	24	n/a
2010 Subaru Outback	18	360	12	n/a
2009 Subaru Outback	13	106	1	n/a
2008 Subaru Outback	8	226	12	n/a
2007 Subaru Outback	8	130	9	n/a
2006 Subaru Outback	7	277	7	n/a
2005 Subaru Outback	9	273	13	n/a
2004 Subaru Outback	10	90	9	n/a
2003 Subaru Outback	14	93	7	n/a
2002 Subaru Outback	4	143	9	n/a
2001 Subaru Outback	3	171	16	n/a
2000 Subaru Outback	1	207	17	n/a
1999 Subaru Outback	1	111	13	n/a
1998 Subaru Outback	2	127	9	n/a
1997 Subaru Outback	4	79	7	n/a
1996 Subaru Outback	2	46	12	n/a
1995 Subaru Outback	1	2	1	n/a

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