Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2014 Subaru Outback.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Failure of front subassembly while driving. Car pulled hard to right while driving. Scary and dangerous. Inspection s… |
| 2025-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My Subaru has some kind of electrical issues I was driving and car stopped would start again I had to towed to Arts rep… |
| 2025-12-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 1. The under carriage has corroded creating a safety hazard. Senior dealer representative indicated verbally that 2010… |
| 2025-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I purchased this vehicle in May 2024 within 2 months of purchase the eyesight function malfunctioned. I took it back t… |
| 2025-01-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH or above, the front end and the steerin… |
| 2024-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | For several years, the nav/camera/radio screen goes black. Only turns back on when car is turned off and restarted, th… |
| 2024-07-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was in a store parking lot, putting purchases into the trunk of my 2014 Subaru Outback. The rear gate had been opene… |
| 2024-06-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Water was coming out of my eyesight camera on the drivers side after a rain |
| 2024-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I am just the mechanic and this is my customer's vehicle, but whilst doing some regular maintenance on the vehicle and … |
| 2023-10-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car had been recently serviced through the dealer and had 66,000 miles (9 yrs old). It was 6k miles past warranty. … |
| 2023-08-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The innermost taillight located on the liftgate melted the taillight housing and burned the socket in which it sits. Th… |
| 2023-06-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Valve body transmission module failed at 118k with no prior warning There are some subaru bulletins that say up 120k. D… |
| 2023-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My 2014 Subaru Outback, with only 42,000 miles on it, is unfortunately among the 3% (per Consumer Reports) with undiagn… |
| 2023-01-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air bag Passenger light on and blinking . |
| 2022-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I noticed when driving that my horn had stopped working. I am unsure if this is related to the airbag replacement or so… |
| 2022-11-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Suburu Outback had been showing signs of needing more oil between routine changes and frequent top-offs. When took to … |
| 2022-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I was driving home on a road I drive on regularly at 40 mph. The car unexpectedly accelerated to a high rate of speed c… |
| 2022-01-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Parking break did not disengage. It also blocked the key hole and car could not be moved. I called AAA and they could n… |
| 2021-12-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | my air bags didn't deploy when I hit a tree, and the seat belt gave loose. A police report was filed, and the car was e… |
| 2021-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving the oil warning light illuminated and he … |
| 2021-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while the vehicle was at a standstill when the contact saw u… |
| 2021-08-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Driving at highway speeds with over half a tank of gas and car just shut down, no warning lights, no noise just shut do… |
| 2021-08-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while the key was in the ignition with the transmission… |
| 2021-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Horn malfunctions. Press horn on steering wheel is dead silent. However, if I enable the Panic button on key, the alar… |
| 2021-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The Roll Connector Harness failed, and use of the horn was disabled. It is due to the mechanical steering of the vehic… |
| 2021-06-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The center differential or Viscous Coupling locks up after any extended highway driving. The car lurches when turning … |
| 2021-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE REAR VIEW CAMERA WAS NOT DESIGNED OR MANUFACTURED PROPERLY AND IT ALLOWS MOISTURE TO GET INTO THE CAMERA ITSELF. AF… |
| 2020-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. REAR LIFTGATE WILL NOT OPEN WHEN USING REMOTE OR SENSOR ON VEHICLE. ONLY WAY TO OPEN IS TO CRAWL FROM INSIDE TO TH… |
| 2020-12-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKE PADS HARDLY WARN AFTER 100000 MILES. REAR BRAKE PADS WARE OUT AT ABOUT 30000 MILES. CHECKED TEMPE… |
| 2020-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The ODS in our 2014 Subaru Outback has failed, and there is a constant beeping indicating that the air bag system is no… |
| 2020-09-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I AM UNABLE TO REMOVE MY VEHICLE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER PLACING MY 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK INTO THE PARK POSITION WHIL… |
| 2020-08-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW, I WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL CHANGE NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED EVERY 7,500 MILES. ALMOST IMME… |
| 2020-08-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, AFTER DRIVING A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO HOURS. THE DASH BOARD LIT UP WITH MANY OF THE "TROUBLE LIGH… |
| 2020-06-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HVAC FAN CONTROL SWITCH AND CONNECTOR MELTED |
| 2020-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR ENGINE DIES FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN OR ABOUT TO ENTER A HIGHWAY. THEN IT JUMPS AS IF NOTHING HAP… |
| 2020-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BACK-UP CAMERA STARTED FLICKERING WHEN BACKING IN PARKING LOT. THAT HAPPENED TWICE. THE NEXT TIME IT COMPLETELY S… |
| 2020-05-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR MAKES EXCESSIVELY LOUD ROARING, WHINING NOISE IN ACCELERATION; IT'S RESPONSE IS UNPREDICTABLE. IT DOESN'T SHIFT AND… |
| 2020-02-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE CHANGE MY EMERGENCY BREAKS. HOWEVER.KEEP THE LIGHT ON.IDID TAKE TO SUBARU DEALER AND THEY TOLL ME NOT USES THE … |
| 2020-02-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 2… |
| 2020-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY BACK-UP CAMERA COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN SWITCH INTO A MODE WHERE I CAN SEE THE CAMERA WHEN … |
| 2020-01-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SINCE 5/2019 MY SUBARU HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES DUE TO THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHING WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKE LI… |
| 2019-12-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OVER THE LAST YEAR, THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO DISTINCT TAKATA AIRBAG RECALLS. I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICES FROM OUR DEALERSH… |
| 2019-12-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK BLEW ON ME IN DECEMBER 2019. I WAS IN MOTION TURNING OFF THE HIGHWAY TO AN I… |
| 2019-12-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CVT TRANSMISSION STALLED ON FREEWAY, THEN LOCKED UP, PUTTING US INTO SKID. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE RES… |
| 2019-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BATTERY FAILING PREMATURELY EVEN NEW. LEAVING DRIVERS AND OCCUPANTS STRANDED IN WINTER FREEZING , OR SUMMER HOT WEATHE… |
| 2019-10-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TURNING AT LOW SPEED, AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. |
| 2019-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | EBRAKE COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. |
| 2019-09-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL LIGHT COMES ON AFTER 3000 MILES FROM OIL CHANGE. SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER OIL CHANGE DESPITE HAVING FULL LEVEL. … |
| 2019-08-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MILES/HOUR ON HIGHWAY 17 NEAR APALACHIN, NY, WHEN A DEER JUMPED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE AND HIT … |
| 2019-08-05 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK. DURING A RAINSTORM, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE SUN ROOF AND DREN… |