507 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Visibility/Wiper · verdict AVOID 29/100
“The Subaru's Starlink Radio has completely delaminated on the layer between the display and the digitizer, which does not allow the radio to be controlled in any way, shape, or form. This means that the touch screen is not working anymore, and because the radio is so delaminated, whenever the car is put into reverse during the daytime, the backup camera is nowhere near visible enough to be seen safely. The radio dela”NHTSA complaint, 2015 Subaru Outback owner
“This is an odometer fraud situation. The car was reported at 187,062 with photo documentation on 4/17/2026 via a mechanics office. It was then reported at 104,332 during a CO Emissions Test inspection. I called to verify the mileage reported from the mechanics office and they sent me a photo from 4/17/2026 of the odometer reading 187,062. This car has been rolled back!”NHTSA complaint, 2015 Subaru Outback owner
“My car horn stopped working. The dealership said the clock spring (steering roll connector) component has failed, confirmed by the resulting complete loss of the horn function. The dealership did not communicate the fact that my drivers airbag would not function properly in an accident. I couldn’t afford the repair at the time, putting my life in danger should an accident occur. Returning to the dealer they still sta”NHTSA complaint, 2015 Subaru Outback owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 27/04/2016 | Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015 Legacy and Outback vehicles manufactured on July 20, 2015. The brake fluid used in these vehicles may contain excess moisture which may adversely aff |
| 19/09/2014 | Trailer Hitches | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015 Outback vehicles manufactured January 22, 2014, to August 18, 2014, and equipped with a Subaru accessory trailer hitch assembly. During installation, |
| 10/08/2015 | Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015 and 2016 model year Subaru Legacy 4-Door and Outback vehicles manufactured July 3, 2015, to July 27, 2015. Transmission oil may leak from a deformed seal cap on |
| 11/05/2016 | Steering:Column SAFETY | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Legacy and Outback vehicles manufactured February 29, 2016, to May 6, 2016. The steering column on the affected vehicles may have been improperl |
| 12/06/2015 | Forward Collision Avoidance: Crash Imminent Braking | Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015 Legacy vehicles manufactured March 10, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Outback vehicles manufactured February 24, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Impreza vehicles m |
On the federal record it scores 29/100: 507 owner complaints (46.09 per year on the road) and 5 recall campaigns, 1 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Visibility/Wiper, with 130 of 482 categorised reports.
The 2015 Subaru Outback scored 29/100 on the federal record.