2015 Subaru Outback problems
Owners have filed 648 complaints about the 2015 Subaru Outback with NHTSA. Visibility/wiper accounts for 20.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 19.6%. A further 16.7% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints648
Crashes36
Fires7
Injuries30
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility/wiper 20.1% · 130
Electrical system 19.6% · 127
Unknown or other 16.7% · 108
Engine 7.3% · 47
Power train 5.7% · 37
Structure 5.2% · 34
Service brakes 4.2% · 27
Vehicle speed control 4.0% · 26
Severity
Of those complaints, 36 describe a crash, 7 describe a fire and 30 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 28 model years of the Subaru Outback in this data, 2015 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2019 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 67 in the last three years against 148 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 21,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Twice in snowing condition , the windshield iced at the bottom and did not clear even though the defroster had been on. We were not able to complete our journey. Even though we stopped every ten minutes or less to scrape the windshield clear. I've had many cars in many conditions and never saw this lack of visibility. It took 4 hours on route 270 from fredrick to go 20 miles out and return. Very scary. Visibility/wiper · reported at 15,000 miles
Subaru Outback is two months old and developed a crack in the windshield, while the vehicle was parked. Crack started at the bottom/center of the windshield and was roughly eight inches straight up. Subaru accepts zero responsibility, so I have to pay for a new windshield. I have been waiting two weeks with no windshields available. Crack has grown to roughly thirty inches and a zig zag pattern now. Visibility/wiper · reported at 820 miles
Within 9 days of receiving a replacement windshield for my Subaru Outback, my windshield was damaged again. The dealer noted it on 8/8/15 and the windshield was replaced on 7/31/15. I do not recall any rock hitting the windshield. The top corner of the passenger side windshield had a crack. I did contact Subaru of america who agreed to replace the windshield free of charge. Visibility/wiper · reported at 840 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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