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2024 Subaru Outback problems

Owners have filed 138 complaints about the 2024 Subaru Outback with NHTSA. Visibility/wiper accounts for 15.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 11.6%. A further 19.6% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints138

Crashes10

Fires4

Injuries7

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Unknown or other 19.6% · 27

Visibility/wiper 15.2% · 21

Electrical system 11.6% · 16

Forward collision avoidance 10.9% · 15

Engine 5.1% · 7

Power train 4.3% · 6

Lane departure 4.3% · 6

Air bags 4.3% · 6

Severity

Of those complaints, 10 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 7 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 28 model years of the Subaru Outback in this data, 2024 sits 24th by complaint volume. 2019 draws the most.

Filings are rising — 127 in the last three years against 11 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 2,800 miles.

In owners' own words

While driving on a state highway in the Phoenix Arizona area the moonroof glass exploded and shattered. The time was approximately 9:45 PM, the outside temperature was approximately 95*F , interior AC was set to MAX/AC, speed was 75 MPH. There was no indication of an object hitting the glass and the glass appeared to be broken from the inside going out. Visibility/wiper

While driving normally on the highway, the sunroof glass exploded with no warning or previous signs of wear. After reviewing dash cam footage, determined that it was not caused by foreign object. Visibility/wiper

Windshield cracked 40 days after purchase with no apparent stone strike, collision or pressure. ~4 inch crack noticed from the top middle section where eyesight camera is mounted. Visibility/wiper

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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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 2022 556 complaints · 45.9% visibility/wiper 2023 124 complaints · 29.0% forward collision avoidance 2025 119 complaints · 16.0% forward collision avoidance

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