Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-01 | 14V763000 |
AIR BAGS | 4,175 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | P2138 code. Gas pedal stops responding to inputs. Car goes into limp mode and managed to get car off the road. Shut… |
| 2026-01-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact had received several recall notifications of an air bag recall for a 2005 Subaru Outback. The contact never… |
| 2025-07-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2023-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Vehicle brakes failed while driving, the brake pedal went to the floor and almost caused a serious car accident. Yes, v… |
| 2023-02-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and went… |
| 2022-11-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Vehicle experienced sudden complete brake failure while driving due to a rupture in brake system in the exact area of a… |
| 2022-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | puddle of brake fluid under car no brakes after looking at it 4way joint connector at rear of car is leaking . online s… |
| 2022-03-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing cruise control failures. A… |
| 2022-01-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving downhill at 40 MPH, the check engine warning l… |
| 2021-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the brake warning light rem… |
| 2021-06-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | There should be a recall for front suspension on this vehicle if not the entire suspension. Mine has been garage kept s… |
| 2021-01-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THIS IS THE FIRST SUBARU I'VE EVER OWNED AND SO FAR IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE. I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR: AN OIL LEAK IN THE EN… |
| 2021-01-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON RANDOM OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL QUITS WORKING, RESULTING IN SUDDEN DECELERATION WITH THE ENGINE SPEED NOT RES… |
| 2021-01-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING IN LIGHT SNOW OR MIXTURE OF SLUSHY SNOW THE VEHICLE REAR DRIFTS LEFT AND RIGHT AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH. DANGEROU… |
| 2020-11-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | PLEASE REFER TO CODE P2138 - THROTTLE/PEDAL POSITION SENSOR SWITCH WITH "D"/"E" VOLTAGE CORRELATION DTC SEVERITY 2 OF 3… |
| 2020-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKE LINES HAVE BECOME RUSTED AND HAVE HOLES IN THEM DUE TO CORROSION. |
| 2020-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK, CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG RECALL W… |
| 2020-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE GAS PEDAL STOPS FUNCTIONING. IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL AS LOCAL ROADS. WHEN IT DOE… |
| 2020-09-20 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DEFROSTERS AND ALL DIGITAL CLIMATE CONTROLS ARE UNRESPONSIVE. I CANNOT SEE OUT OF MY VEHICLE |
| 2020-05-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS NORMAL TO SLOW DOWN AND THE PEDAL WENT S… |
| 2019-12-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK THIS PAST SUMMER. I HAVE DRIVEN IT ON THE VERY SAME ROAD I DESCRIBE BELOW, UNDER … |
| 2019-10-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:… |
| 2019-09-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ON ANY WET OR SNOWY PAVEMENT CAR IS GHOST WALKING, LIKE THE REAR END HAS MARBLES UNDER IT. SPEED OF 35 MPH, STRAIGHT DR… |
| 2019-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK THAT HAD A RECALL FOR BREAK LINE RUSTING. RECALL #WQK-47. THE BREAKS NO LONGER WORK DO TO … |
| 2019-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY OUTBACK DEVELOPED A BRAKE LINE LEAK. THE LEAK WAS LOCATED IS THE SAME LOCATION THAT WAS INSPECTED AND RUST PROOFED … |
| 2019-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS SOFT BRAKES, IT IS COMMON AMONG THIS GENERATION. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF EVERYTHING IS REPLACED. THERE IS… |
| 2019-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND EXTENDE… |
| 2019-05-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. DUE TO THE RUST, BRAKE … |
| 2019-04-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PURCHASED USED OCTOBER 2018 . RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL AND TOOK TO DEALERSHIP NOVEMBER 2018 . RECALL WAS FOR DRIV… |
| 2019-03-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (~75 MPH) DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF THROTTLE … |
| 2019-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRING OF THE REAR HATCH DOOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IS FAULTY AND THE WIRES BETWEEN THE CAR ROOF AND THE HATCH BREA… |
| 2019-02-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES LIKE ICE AND SNOW, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN SWAYING LEFT AND RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY. THE… |
| 2019-01-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Parasitic Battery Drain: When the vehicle is in use, the CAN system in the car relies on an electrical current to be op… |
| 2019-01-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION ; DRIVING VEHICLE AND BRAKES FAILED, LEAVING ME WITHOUT ABILITY TO STO… |
| 2019-01-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BOUGHT CAR IN 2013, HAVE REPLACED THE TURBO 3 TIMES! FIRST WITHIN LESS THAN A MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. AGAIN IN 2016 & AGAIN… |
| 2018-11-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR GOING LIMP AFTER START. THE ENGINE DOES NOT REGISTER THE GAS PEDAL/THROTTLE. CODE REA… |
| 2018-11-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING, I ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR DECELERATED AND I WAS ONLY … |
| 2018-09-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAK CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING.,. BEGAN AFTER 100K EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. TOLD THAT CAUSED DUE TO DE… |
| 2018-07-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RECALL WAS ISSUED A FEW YEARS AGO FOR DEFECT IN THE BRAKE LINE ALLOWING SALT WATER TO GET IN AND CAUSE CORROSION TO BR… |
| 2018-04-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1) RECURRING PHANTOM REVVING (IN NEUTRAL AND/OR CLUTCH DEPRESSED, BOTH WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN … |
| 2018-03-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ERROR CODE P2138: SOME FAILURE OF PEDAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY WHILE IN MOTION. EXACT ISSUE UNKNOWN. ACCELERATION GOES LIMP AN… |
| 2018-01-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL FAILED WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. UNABLE TO ACCELARATE. TOTAL FAILURE OF PEDAL. L… |
| 2017-12-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL BECOME UNRESPONSIVE. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE … |
| 2017-12-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR RANDOMLY GOES LIMP WHILE DRIVING, ACCELERATOR WILL NOT RESPOND. HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND EEK TO THE SIDE OF TH… |
| 2017-11-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2017-11-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, IT ROLLED AWAY. THE CONTACT JUM… |
| 2017-11-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 4WAY CONNECTOR BRAKE LINE LEAKING CAUSING NO BRAKES. COULD OF GOT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAZZARD TO DRIVE CALLED ABOUT R… |
| 2017-09-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2017-08-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2005 SUBARU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE AIRB… |
| 2017-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO TH… |