Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-31 | 18V935000 |
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | 71,190 | — | Details |
| 2018-11-01 | 18V773000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | 228,648 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal to park the vehicle, t… |
| 2026-03-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | OUR SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT AS THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65-70 FULL OF CARS AND TR… |
| 2026-03-11 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | Hood flew open at 70 mph on smooth highway. Visibility was restricted to narrow field below open hood and front windsh… |
| 2026-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This my [XXX] mother's car, she would have panicked had she witnessed this incident. Upon starting vehicle in morning … |
| 2026-02-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The infotainment touchscreen in my 2018 Subaru Outback has developed severe screen delamination and now generates persi… |
| 2026-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that when driving approximately 30- 40 MPH, veering off the … |
| 2026-01-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | the Infotainment system is malfunctioning. the screen is delaminating and pressing ghost buttons, flickering between sc… |
| 2025-12-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While driving my 2018 Subaru Outback on the freeway, the sunroof spontaneously shattered without warning. At the time o… |
| 2025-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The STARLINK touchscreen display on my 2018 Subaru Outback has experienced progressive delamination — a separation of t… |
| 2025-10-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My vehicle launches forward even when I do apply the break. I may be cruising, doing the speed limit, 25 mph and my car… |
| 2025-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Touch screen has delamination that causes false control of functions controlled by the touch screen. Due to delaminatio… |
| 2025-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While the lane keeping assistance is on the car will follow the exit lane beside the lane I’m in and jerk over into it.… |
| 2025-09-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | This is a Base model automobile with manual seats. The right front passenger seat unlocked without warning during a … |
| 2025-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Head unit / radio has delamination and causing buttons to randomly press and cycle until it freezes. This is a know. I… |
| 2025-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2018 Outback experienced a driver side smoking mirror a few days ago. While parked at the gas station, a large amoun… |
| 2025-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The head unit on the vehicle has delaminated. The touchscreen display no longer works, it has false touches. This affec… |
| 2025-07-18 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the rearview camera becam… |
| 2025-07-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Arriving at my childhood home, I followed the driveway to the left to park in front of the garage door. With my foot on… |
| 2025-07-11 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | This is the third time my windshield has cracked in the last three years. |
| 2025-07-09 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera failed to display a rea… |
| 2025-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that at the time of the purchase, the c… |
| 2025-06-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2018 Subaru Outback has a defective head unit that poses a serious safety hazard. Subaru has already acknowledged th… |
| 2025-06-14 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Sunroof's glass panel exploded/shattered unexpectedly due to unknown cause(s)/reason(s) while driving vehicle. No exter… |
| 2025-06-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have recently experienced an issue touchscreen delamination, which I understand has affected other Subaru owners as w… |
| 2025-06-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Halo light is out and it does not show on dashboard. Halo light is part of headlight system. It is part of daylight run… |
| 2025-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The radio has Cracks or striations on the screen that are Causing the Panel to make calls, Dial a phone, change the rad… |
| 2025-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The infotainment system in the car has suffered from screen delamination, which is apparently common with these models.… |
| 2025-04-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Star system is malfunctioning. I cannot access the control panel because of delamination. This causes difficulty viewin… |
| 2025-03-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My sunroof on my subaru outback 2018 exploded while going north on the 5 from sea world drive to balboa exit. thankfull… |
| 2025-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The navigation screen that controls apps, radio, navigation and phone has delamanated and now has a mind of its own. If… |
| 2025-02-14 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Spontaneous sunroof glass explosion |
| 2025-02-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The Head Unit, which is the center built-in touchscreen of the 2018 Subaru Outback, began glitching after 5 to 6 years … |
| 2025-01-30 | SEATS | No | 0 | I folded my rear seats down to gain more cargo area room, upon unloading my cargo, I proceeded to fold up my rear seats… |
| 2025-01-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I was slowly backing out of a parking space, with no cars coming in either direction, and the car had a loud warning so… |
| 2025-01-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Had my recalls completed and started having jerking on my way home from the dealership. Didn’t have any issues prior a… |
| 2024-12-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Replaced windshield at dealer using factory glass on 8/7/24. Daughter came out of apartment on approximately the 18th … |
| 2024-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The upper portion of the Information touch screen appears to have delaminated resulting in the Information system to ra… |
| 2024-12-01 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | P225 65/R17 Multiple Sensor leaks, false TPM readings, on/off TPM signals. |
| 2024-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Summary of Problem: The infotainment screen on my 2018 Subaru Outback has delaminated and is malfunctioning, causing mu… |
| 2024-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Radio intermittently switches channels, touch screen does not comply with commands. Radio has not responded to reset co… |
| 2024-10-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. Unable to remove key from ignition switch while vehicle is in park. 2. Infotainment system turns itself on when car… |
| 2024-10-16 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | The infotainment screen has delaminated rendering it unusable and will intermittantly interrupt the backup camera while… |
| 2024-09-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The head unit on my 2018 Subaru Outback is pressing random buttons all over the screen by itself. It would constantly m… |
| 2024-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the infotainment… |
| 2024-09-12 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | The radio headunit which houses the backup camera freezes. When this happens, the backup camera does not work. Vehicle … |
| 2024-09-01 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while reversing, the display screen image was glaring a… |
| 2024-08-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | In heavy traffic, we were rolling slowly along, when all of a sudden the engine began revving on its own, against the b… |
| 2024-08-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DSM drawing too much power from battery when car is parked. DSM drawing 0.151k ohms to 0.017. Have complained to Subar… |
| 2024-08-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The car's display panel which I use to carplay to navigate google map randomly calling people on my contact list and ra… |
| 2024-08-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The head unit of the stereo/info system is malfunctioning. The screen is delaminating from the face of the LED touchsc… |