Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Subaru Outback.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | airbag light is on. |
| 2025-11-02 | ENGINE | No | 1 | The contact owned a 2009 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle had failed to acc… |
| 2025-10-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to… |
| 2025-07-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | When I parked my vehicle in the garage, I smelled an odor coming from the engine compartment. I found that the front ri… |
| 2025-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2009 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed an… |
| 2024-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The rear hatch on this Outback won't lock. As a woman on her own, my safety is at risk. I have read of other people who… |
| 2023-10-20 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The dashboard becomes sticky and shiny and therefore makes it difficult to see. Subaru offered a limited recall but too… |
| 2023-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Passenger Side - rear brake line failed. Upon inspection the brake line rotted out at 4 way junction box - just in fron… |
| 2022-11-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Car stalling at stops. Received a report on all work done on this car stating issues with catalytic converter and that … |
| 2022-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart after being parked. The c… |
| 2021-12-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while attempting to come to a complete stop, the contact sta… |
| 2021-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While coming down a hill, I applied the brakes, and suddenly lost all brake pedal pressure, only being able to stop usi… |
| 2021-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that both the driver’s and passenger’s side seat belts faile… |
| 2021-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY BUCKS/CHUGS WHILE DRIVING AND THEN STALLS. ALL THE LIGHTS FLASH ON. IT IS DIFFICULT TO RESTART.… |
| 2021-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED COMPLAINT REGARDING MY SUBARU OUTBACK STALLING. I WAS ASSIGNED COMPLAINT NUMBER 11414502 (ATTACHE… |
| 2021-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shut-off with t… |
| 2020-05-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS AND IS HARD TO RESTART. HAPPENS RANDOMLY WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODE IN THE ECU. HAS H… |
| 2020-01-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2009 SUBARU OUTBACK STALLING WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH LIGHT ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS … |
| 2019-08-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WENT TO LOCAL SUBURB DEALERSHIP AND WAS EXPECTING A FREE LOANER VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT AND THAT WAS IN THE RECALL SO THEY … |
| 2019-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Both the head gasket and valve cover gasket are leaking oil. The head gasket started leaking at 52k miles and the valv… |
| 2018-11-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. IF CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IT GENERALLY STAYS OFF. RESE… |
| 2018-11-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A WELL DOCUMENTED FAULTY DESIGN ISSUE THAT LEADS TO FAILURE OF THE WIRING HARNESS (REAR GATE CORD) TO THE REAR… |
| 2018-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DASHBOARD IS VERY STICKY AS THOUGH MELTING. NOTICED FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND GETTING WORSE. |
| 2018-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN CAR IS RUNNING, THE RED AIIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CONSOLE STAYS ON. A SUBARU DEALER MENTIONED THE CONTRO… |
| 2018-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL BY TAKING IT TO KENDALL SUBARU IN EUGENE, OREGON ON MARCH 1, 2018 AND THE VEH… |
| 2018-02-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED ONCE BACK IN 2013. THIS WEEK HAD TO REPLACE FRONT AND REAR CATALYTIC CONVERTER AGAIN DUE … |
| 2018-02-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WITH ONLY 105 K MILES REQUIRES NEW HEAD GASKET DUE TO LEAK. |
| 2017-12-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRING IN REAR HATCH IN REALLY BAD SHAPE SOME SHOWING THE COPPER AND TWO COMPLETELY BROKE APART. CAUSING THE LATCH … |
| 2017-11-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY CAUSING THE HOOD TO BECOME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING, PRESUMABLY RISKING THE HOOD FL… |
| 2017-09-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU OUTBACK -- VEHICLE HAS 113,000 MILES ON IT AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR TWO WEEKS HAS NOT… |
| 2017-06-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: NO ISSUE YET BUT SCARED TO DRIVE CAR -TKA-16 |
| 2017-04-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | POSITIVE WIRE TO THE FUEL PUMP BURNED THROUGH TO THE OPEN GAS TANK LEAVING THE CAR ABLE TO RUN INTERMITTENTLY. THE PL… |
| 2017-03-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKETS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE DEVELOPED LEAKS AT JUST OVER 80,000 MILES. THIS IS A FREQUENT (AND KNOWN) PROBLEM … |
| 2017-03-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - THE LETTER FROM NHTSA VIA SUBARU RE. THE RECALL WAS MISLEADING. 1. IT SAID THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE APPR… |
| 2017-02-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHERE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR.THEY TOLD ME THEY DO HAVE THE PARTS BUT ARE NOT FIXING AL… |
| 2017-01-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN TURNING ON AND OFF WITH NO APPARENT CONSISTENCY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JANUAR… |
| 2016-12-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL PIPE FILLER AND VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED AND ALLOWED GASOLINE TO LEAK. THERE WAS ALSO A LEAK ON THE FUEL PUMP THA… |
| 2016-12-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER FUSES BLOWN REPEATEDLY AND REPLACED, REAR WIPER, WASHER PUMP AND LOCK CEASED TO OPERATE FOR PERHAPS A YEAR. RECEN… |
| 2016-09-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. LUCKILY WE WERE ON A LIGHTLY TRAVELED ROAD AND WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SI… |
| 2016-09-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITT… |
| 2016-09-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" 9/7/2016 VOICE MAIL SVC.MGR @ LOCAL SUBARU DEALERSHIP ([XXX]), NO REPLY 9/12/2016 CALLED SVC REP TOO… |
| 2016-09-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | BROUGHT IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT USED. 18 MONTHS LATER, I'M HAVING THE CURRENT ISSUE. THOUGHT IT WAS AS SI… |
| 2016-08-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT 37450 MILES, BOTH CV JOINT BOOTS ADJACENT TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING GREASE TO COAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND … |
| 2016-08-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-08-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-07-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. ON 7/29/16 WE RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE RECALL FROM SUBARU OF AMERICA. WE CONTACTED HANSEL SUBARU IN SANTA … |
| 2016-07-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL ON JULY 27, 2016. WITHIN TWO HOURS OF RECEIPT I WENT TO CLASSIC SUBARU … |
| 2016-02-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I RECENTLY FILLED OUT THIS FORM (COMPLAINT # 10837114) CONCERNING MY HOOD LATCH BECOMING UNLATCHED ON ITS OWN. IT HAS H… |
| 2016-02-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HOOD POPPED UP. THE CONTACT PULLED … |