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2024 Subaru Outback

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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102Owner complaints

Model-year median: 207.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
296
2021463
202289
2023102
202480
202516
2026
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Unknown Or Other
29Visibility/wiper
21Forward Collision Avoidance
18Electrical System
16Engine
7
All reported categories
Air Bags
6Lane Departure
6Power Train
6Steering
5Service Brakes
4Back Over Prevention
3Exterior Lighting
3Latches/locks/linkages
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Wheels
3Fuel/propulsion System
2Seats
2Structure
2Suspension
2Equipment
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 8 of 102 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Visibility/wiper. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Forward Collision Avoidance. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports2 fire reports3 injury reports

Visibility/wiper complaints

21 reports
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Mileage unknown · May 27, 2023
Visibility/wiper

The moon roof shattered. Have not even had the vehicle two days yet. It was fine yesterday (5/26/2023). Went out this afternoon (5/27/2023) and found the moon roof completely shattered and fractured. There is a hole near the rear center and fractures covering the entire moon roof window. We had not even operated the moon ro…

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The moon roof shattered. Have not even had the vehicle two days yet. It was fine yesterday (5/26/2023). Went out this afternoon (5/27/2023) and found the moon roof completely shattered and fractured. There is a hole near the rear center and fractures covering the entire moon roof window. We had not even operated the moon roof. This vehicle has less than 100 miles on it. Called the dealership and was told to call my insurance company because I could not prove it was caused by a defect.

NHTSA ODI #11524134

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

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