208 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Air Bags · verdict AVOID 37/100
“Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2014 Subaru Outback. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 132,000. A Carfax report was not purchased. The contact stated that the mileage on the title from the DMV was 205,690.”NHTSA complaint, 2014 Subaru Outback owner
“Failure of front subassembly while driving. Car pulled hard to right while driving. Scary and dangerous. Inspection showed severe rust has eaten thru the metal. Car inoperable. Research shows it is a known problem. Recall required immediately, THANK YOU”NHTSA complaint, 2014 Subaru Outback owner
“For several years, the nav/camera/radio screen goes black. Only turns back on when car is turned off and restarted, then does it again. It is available for inspection upon request. I almost ran into pedestrian at grocery store without backup camera and have had many more incidents like this. Dealership I visited won't look at it unless I pay. Independent Subaru service provider saw this and said to contact you t”NHTSA complaint, 2014 Subaru Outback owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 13/09/2018 | Parking Brake SAFETY | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with a manual transmission. The electronic parking brake (EPB) may not engage as intended, allowing the vehicle |
| 09/01/2019 | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module SAFETY | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles and 2010-2013 Forester vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Col |
| 09/01/2019 | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module SAFETY | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Outback, and Legacy vehicles, 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles and 2010-2013 Forester vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, A |
| 09/01/2019 | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module SAFETY | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Forester, 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Outback, Legacy, and 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, G |
| 02/01/2020 | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module SAFETY | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (STI included), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, o |
| 02/01/2020 | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module SAFETY | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ev |
| 02/01/2020 | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module SAFETY | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, |
| 11/04/2019 | Electrical System:Ignition:Switch SAFETY | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, 2008-2011 Impreza vehicles, 2008-2014 WRX vehicles, 2005-2014 Legacy vehicles, 2005-2014 Outback vehicles and 2006-2008 Tribeca vehicles |
| 27/09/2016 | Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Legacy vehicles manufactured November 26, 2008, to June 7, 2013, and 2010-2014 Outback vehicles manufactured January 9, 2009 to June 7, 2013. Du |
| 01/08/2013 | Power Train:Automatic Transmission | Subaru of America is recalling certain model year 2014 Legacy 3.6R and Outback 3.6R and 2013 Tribeca vehicles manufactured June 12, 2013, through June 28, 2013 and equipped with 5-speed automatic transmissions. In the a |
On the federal record it scores 37/100: 208 owner complaints (17.33 per year on the road) and 10 recall campaigns, 8 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Air Bags, with 38 of 174 categorised reports.
The 2014 Subaru Outback scored 37/100 on the federal record.