2023 Subaru Outback problems
Owners have filed 124 complaints about the 2023 Subaru Outback with NHTSA. Forward collision avoidance accounts for 29% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 14.5%.
Complaints124
Crashes16
Fires3
Injuries5
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Forward collision avoidance 29.0% · 36
Electrical system 14.5% · 18
Visibility/wiper 12.9% · 16
Unknown or other 12.1% · 15
Service brakes 4.8% · 6
Exterior lighting 4.8% · 6
Power train 3.2% · 4
Visibility 2.4% · 3
Severity
Of those complaints, 16 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 5 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 28 model years of the Subaru Outback in this data, 2023 sits 25th by complaint volume. 2019 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 53 in the last three years against 71 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 6,000 miles.
In owners' own words
They EyeSight continuously disables. Dealership cannot find any codes or issues with it. They say it is the weather, dirty windshield, clouds. It has been happening since week 3 of ownership. I clean the windshield all the time, there is no clouds. I have another Subaru with EyeSight and it doesnât disable like this one. 90% of the time the system disables itself as soon as I turn it on. Forward collision avoidance
The contact owns a 2023 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle made a sudden stop without warning. The contact stated that several minutes later the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 800. Forward collision avoidance · reported at 800 miles
Pulling into our home driveway at a slow rate of speed, the auto emergency braking engaged for no reason and came to an abrupt stop. This system now has be concerned that it will engage at random times while driving and potentially cause an accident. We are taking the car to the dealer for inspection Forward collision avoidance
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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