Safety Score
60
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-22 | 03V153000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR | 170,000 | — | Details |
| 2002-10-30 | 02V282000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 172,564 | — | Details |
| 2002-03-12 | 02V079000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 1,252 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE HAD FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS THAT MY HEAD GASKET HAS HAD TO BE REPLAC… |
| 2017-12-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE GETS BELOW 35 DEGREES, MY CAR SMELLS VERY STRONGLY OF GAS INSIDE. I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDO… |
| 2016-07-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OBSERVED THA… |
| 2016-01-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TERRIBLE GAS SMELL. FUEL IS LEAKING BECAUSE IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. |
| 2016-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN TEMP. OUTSIDE GO BELOW 32 DEGREES, THE INSIDE OF MY CAR FILLS WITH RAW GAS SMELL, THIS HAPPENS EVERY WINTER. I LIV… |
| 2015-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I BOUGHT CAR OCT 6; FIRST INSPECTION APPOINTMENT AT MY USUAL GARAGE MON OCT 12- FAILED DUE TO RUSTY SUSPECT BRAKE CONNE… |
| 2015-10-02 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE INDEPENDE… |
| 2015-06-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGINS TO BLOW HOT MOIST AIR AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF WORKING PROPERLY. MULTIPLE MECHANICS INCLUDIN… |
| 2015-04-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | WHEN GETTING THE CAR INSPECTED WE FOUND OUT THE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS RUSTED SO BADLY IT WAS CRACKED. IT WAS IN SUCH A K… |
| 2015-01-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN 10 DEGREE WEATHER, MY 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK WHILE BEING DRIVEN BY MY 17-YEAR-OLD CHILD. TH… |
| 2014-10-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS NOT LISTED ON THE AIRBAG RECALL, I AM CONCERNED MY CAR MIGHT HAVE THE AIRBAGS FROM TAKATA. THE YEAR… |
| 2014-02-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | UPPER FRONT FUEL LINE AND CONNECTION TO THROTTLE BODY? IS LEAKING RAW GAS AND FUEL IS POOLING ON TOP OF ENGINE JUST OUT… |
| 2014-01-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SINCE THE RECENT TEMPERATURE DROP WHERE WE LIVE (MARYLAND, DC METRO REGION), WE'VE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSI… |
| 2014-01-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE SMELL OF RAW GAS PERMEATES THE PASSENGER CABIN WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IN TEMPERATURES UNDER 10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.… |
| 2013-12-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 1 | RUBBER FUEL LINKAGES CONTRACT IN LOW (BELOW 30F) TEMPERATURES, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE L… |
| 2013-12-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY WIFE DROVE HER CAR, A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK, ABOUT 5 MILES HOME FROM WORK, AND TOLD ME IN THE EVENING HER CAR REEKED O… |
| 2013-02-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE AFTER BEING APPLIED, E… |
| 2012-08-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-95 GOING BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE HOOD LATCH FAILED. THE HOOD CAME UP BLOC… |
| 2012-04-17 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK SPORT. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE … |
| 2012-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DATES ARE APPROXIMATE, PROBLEM IS ONGOING. UPON INITIAL START-UP, IN COOL/COLD WEATHER THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BE VERY HA… |
| 2012-01-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE I… |
| 2012-01-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN WEATHER TURNS COLD, THE SMELL OF RAW GAS COMES INTO THE CAR, AS WELL AS IN THE GARAGE AFTER PARKING. SO FAR THE… |
| 2012-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON. THE CONTACT STATED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WITH A PRIVATE MECHANIC… |
| 2012-01-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | IN COLD WEATHER, MY 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK CABIN GETS FILLED WITH VERY STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL AS THE CAR WARMS UP WITH THE … |
| 2011-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I RECENTLY TOOK MY OUTBACK IN TO A LOCAL SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAS STARTED … |
| 2011-12-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE HEAT WAS ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT WOULD … |
| 2011-04-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING MY RECENTLY BOUGHT 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK, WHEN MY CHILD WHO WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE SEAT IN THE BACK STARTE… |
| 2011-01-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERE IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH OLDER MODEL SUBARU OUTBACKS (EARLY 2000S) LEAKING GAS INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN… |
| 2011-01-05 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE LUG NUTS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE.… |
| 2011-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUSE FOR TAIL LIGHTS BLEW DUE TO TAIL LIGHT SOCKET PARTIALLY MELTING (AREA WHERE THE TWO CONTACTS FOR BRAKE/TAIL LIGHT … |
| 2010-11-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | PROMINENT GAS SMELL INSIDE CABIN WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 32 DEGREES F. IT IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE ON SUBARU'S BUT NO… |
| 2010-05-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WI… |
| 2010-04-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | IDLING AT STOP WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE PEDAL. SUDDEN SURGE WITH AUDIBLE AND TACHOMETER INCREASE IN RPM. CAR JUMPED FO… |
| 2010-02-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CABIN WHEN WEATHER IS COLD (20' OR BELOW). SHOP HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT DE… |
| 2010-01-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | OVER LAST FEW WINTERS, WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP TO FREEZING THERE HAS BEEN A BAD FUEL SMELL IN CABIN. ESPECIALLY WITH HE… |
| 2009-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES BRIEFLY FAIL IN FREEZING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. 5 OR 10 HARD PUMPS HAVE USUALLY BROUGHT THEM BACK. VERY DANGER… |
| 2009-03-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | REPETITIVE FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. ROTORS HAVE THICKNESS VARIATION WHICH CAUSES HEAVY BRAKE PULSATION AND S… |
| 2009-01-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | BOTH MY 2001 AND 2002 SUBARU OUTBACKS HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CABIN WHEN STARTING THE CARS. A CHECK UNDER… |
| 2009-01-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY 2002 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK WAGON, 2.5 LITER ENGINE, LEAKED FUEL FROM THE FUEL LINE. THIS WAS MOST PRONOUNCED ON A C… |
| 2008-12-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK- DEC. 08'- EXPERIENCING VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CABIN OF VEHICLE DURING COLD WEATHER. SAME SCENA… |
| 2008-08-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CLUTCH DEFECTS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED AND NOT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER ON A SUBARU OUTBACK 20002. DEALERSHIP: LIBERTY, 1000 E … |
| 2008-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I REPLACED THE LEFT HEAD GASKET (AT A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER) AT 122,000 MILES DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE. AT 123,000 MILES THE … |
| 2008-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING COOLANT LEAK FROM ENGINE, POTENTIAL OVERHEATING AND ENGINE FAILURE. *TR |
| 2008-01-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN … |
| 2008-01-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | OVERWHELMING ODOR OF GASOLINE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR |
| 2008-01-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST 2 WINTERS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER CABIN FOR THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OR SO OF… |
| 2008-01-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK WAGON. LAST WINTER (2006-07) I STARTED TO DETECT AN INTENSE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE… |
| 2007-12-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 1 | I HAVE A SUBARU 2002 OUTBACK. THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT I PROVIDED TO THE DEALER IN THE LAST VISIT. EARLIER THIS YEAR, BEF… |
| 2007-10-07 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK REAR SEAT LATCH CLIPS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO USE CHILD SAFETY SEATS (6 POINT HARNESS SYSTEM) CLIPS ARE … |
| 2007-09-25 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM OUTSID… |