Safety Score
50
Average
Recalls
8
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (8)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-02 | 20V001000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 258,813 | — | Details |
| 2020-01-02 | 20V003000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 111,562 | — | Details |
| 2016-05-25 | 16V358000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 302,127 | — | Details |
| 2016-05-25 | 16V359000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 146,010 | — | Details |
| 2016-05-25 | 16V361000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 62,940 | — | Details |
| 2015-05-28 | 15V323000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 432,016 | — | Details |
| 2003-06-26 | 03V232000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT | 350 | — | Details |
| 2002-09-05 | 02V235000 |
WHEELS | 100 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT IS MY HEADLIGHTS' THEY'RE CLOUDY. ON NOV. 29, 2018 THE INSTITUTE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY RELEASED A REPORT THAT… |
| 2018-08-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *LD THE CONSUMER REFUSED T… |
| 2017-12-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. THE CLOSEST SUBARU DEALERSHIP IS 125 MILES AWAY. WHEN I CALLED SUBARU WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CAR MUST BE… |
| 2017-11-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ON OR ABOUT OCT 23, 2017, RECEIVED 3RD NOTICE OF AIRBAG RECALL. APPT WITH SUBARU MISSOULA, MT FOR RECALL. AT 9:45 ON FR… |
| 2017-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I RECENTLY HAD MY OUTBACK TOWED BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. 1ST I CHECK THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH, GOOD … |
| 2016-10-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V359000 (AIR … |
| 2016-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK HAD A BAD AIRBAG INFLATOR AND HAS ALSO BLOWN THE HEAD GASKET SEVERAL TIMES, REQUIRING IT TO BE R… |
| 2016-08-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2016-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: SUBARU HAS SENT ME A LETTER INFORMING ME OF THE RECALL. THEY FURTHER STATE THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE WIT… |
| 2016-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-07-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL--THIS IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I'VE READ OF THE DEATHS FROM EXPLOSION OF THE TAKATA AIR BAGS W… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SUBARU HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS NE… |
| 2016-06-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-05-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, I WANT TO MAKE SURE MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. IF SO, THEN I WANT THE FAULTY AIR BAGS REPLACED AT NO C… |
| 2016-04-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER PREVIOUS REPAIRS TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK AND HEAD GASKET REPAIR, THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE R… |
| 2016-03-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WE RECEIVED A POSTCARD ABOUT THE TAKATA PROBLEM FROM COCHRAN SUBARU OF BUTLER COUNTY PA. PER INSTRUCTIONS, WE CALLED. T… |
| 2016-02-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD A STRONG ODOR OF RAW GASOLINE WAS SMELT IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR, I PULLED OVER AND P… |
| 2016-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. HAVE BEEN WAITING NEARLY 1 YEAR FOR AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. |
| 2015-08-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL THIS MAY PERTAIN TO THE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. MY WIFE AND I WERE IN A "T-BONE" TYPE COLLISION AT ~45 MPH… |
| 2015-08-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | PRIMEWELL TIRES DEVELOPED WAVE AND INTENSE ROAD NOISE EVEN AT 50% TREAD.. HAVE BEEN BALANCED/ALIGNED REGULARLY |
| 2015-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS CAR IS ON THE LIST FOR RECALL, BUT WHEN I PUT IN THE VIN IT SAYS THAT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALLS. WHAT GIVES? I HA… |
| 2015-02-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE VEHIC… |
| 2015-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED … |
| 2015-01-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2014-05-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | A METAL CAP INSIDE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAS SHEARED AT THE PLACE WHERE ITS SCREWS ONTO THE FUEL PUMP BODY. THIS CAUSE… |
| 2013-11-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE CAR JUST "SHUT DOWN" ON THE HIGHWAY,AND WE HAD TO GLIDE OFF TO THE SIDE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED.… |
| 2013-03-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME FROM WORK NOTICED CAR WAS NOT HANDLING CORRECTLY. HAD CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECK AND HE FOUND THE DRIVE SI… |
| 2012-11-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG RECALL. |
| 2011-12-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CPSC#I11C0409A. 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *LN THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING… |
| 2011-09-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | Yes | 0 | 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED … |
| 2011-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SUBARU HAS BEEN SELLING CARS KNOWING OF PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURES. 1998 TO 2002 HEAD GASKETS FAILED WITH INTERNAL … |
| 2011-03-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR A REGULAR MAIN… |
| 2011-02-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CAR WOULD DIE USUALLY WHILE COMING TO STOPS. AND ON MOST OCCASIONS WILL START BACK UP. AT FIRST IT SEEMED TO ONLY… |
| 2011-01-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AFTER SMELLING LEAKING OIL FOR MANY MONTHS, MY MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING. OIL IS LEAKING DOWN … |
| 2010-09-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | CAR IS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH AROUND 60,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS REGISTERED AND DRIVEN IN VERMONT YEAR-ROUND. THE DRI… |
| 2010-08-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER 2003- CURRENT/2013. ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT IN TRAFFIC, I HEARD A VERY LOUD SNAP AND THE… |
| 2010-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WASN'T COOLING A… |
| 2010-08-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT… |
| 2010-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A FIRE IGNITED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR … |
| 2010-07-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALER. A FEW MONTHS LATER I STARTED NOTICING A BURNING SMELL AFTER DRIVING EVEN A… |
| 2010-06-21 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | ACCELERATING FROM COMPLETE STOP, I HEARD A LOUD SNAP FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL. UPON INSPECTION BY AN ASE MECHANI… |
| 2010-05-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUBARU OUTBACK, 2003, 4-CYLINDER WITH 90,000 MILES S/N: [XXX] SIGNIFICANT ACCELERATION FROM VERY SLOW SPEED; TURNI… |
| 2010-01-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE AT SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. OCCURS EVERY TIME TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING. FAILURE APPEARS TO BE IN… |
| 2009-08-31 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK IMPREZA WAS ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN THE REAR LUG NUTS BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME OFF OF THE V… |
| 2009-05-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SUBARU OUTBACK 4 CYL WAGON ENGINE COOLING PROBLEMS/HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF IN TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIM… |
| 2009-05-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE***** 2003 OUTBACK **** THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM AS FOUR OF THE SUBARU'S WE'VE OWNED HAD HG ISSUES.… |
| 2009-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5 ENGINE. BRAKES FAIL AFTER INITIAL START IN COLD WEATHER. SEEMS LIKE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM LINE… |
| 2008-12-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK LIMITED 2.5L. DURING EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER (20 DEGREES F OR LOWER,) THE FUEL LINES LEAK W… |
| 2008-11-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL JUST KEPT TURNING AROUND,… |
| 2008-08-25 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE DRIVE SHAFT DEFECTIVE VISCOUS COUPLER DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION NO DEATHS OR ACCIDENTS YET I AM AFRAID THAT MY… |