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2022 Subaru Outback problems

Owners have filed 556 complaints about the 2022 Subaru Outback with NHTSA. Visibility/wiper accounts for 45.9% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 9%. A further 15.5% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints556

Crashes18

Fires8

Injuries12

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Visibility/wiper 45.9% · 255

Unknown or other 15.5% · 86

Electrical system 9.0% · 50

Forward collision avoidance 6.8% · 38

Visibility 4.7% · 26

Engine 3.8% · 21

Power train 3.1% · 17

Lane departure 2.3% · 13

Severity

Of those complaints, 18 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire and 12 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 28 model years of the Subaru Outback in this data, 2022 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2019 draws the most.

Filings have fallen off, 175 in the last three years against 381 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 13,973 miles.

In owners' own words

Brand new 2022 Outback XT driven 500 miles. Got hit by the tiniest rock that left a barely visible chi on the lower right passenger side. By the next morning it had cracked and spread across half of the windshield. One week later, the same thing happens but on the driver side and now the cracks have connected forming one massive crack. I am hesitant to replace this since it sounds like windshields continue to crack. Visibility/wiper

Early morning after sitting in the parking garage overnight, a crack randomly appeared from top middle portion of the front windshield and propagated vertically down the center of the windshield. The crack later spread through the center of the windshield after a few days. There appeared to be no other damage around the origin of the crack (center windshield area) nor was it due to negligence - the cause is unknown. Visibility/wiper

I have 2022 Subaru Outback Limited XT. The windshield cracked 7 days after purchase. Only have 200 miles on it. Drove at 60mph and suddenly saw a crack on the passenger side of the windshield. Didn't hear any pop sound. The crack was about 17 inch long spreading from the bottom edge passenger side to the center of the windshield. Took the car to the dealership and was told the windshield is not under warranty. Visibility/wiper

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

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Other Subaru Outback years

2019 1,288 complaints · 28.3% electrical system 2020 1,135 complaints · 27.6% visibility/wiper 2021 413 complaints · 23.5% visibility/wiper 2023 124 complaints · 29.0% forward collision avoidance 2024 138 complaints · 15.2% visibility/wiper 2025 119 complaints · 16.0% forward collision avoidance

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