Major Problems with 2015 Subaru Outback Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2015 Subaru Outback

2015 Subaru Outback AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 23000 miles

2015 Subaru Outback AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 30 miles

2015 Subaru Outback VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 1 Mileage: 450 miles

Browse 2015 Subaru Outback complaints by category

Problems with VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and BODY are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Subaru Outback owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
VISIBILITY/WIPER this car has a screen in the dashboard that controls the stereo phone and other functions. it has a very...	105 ~ 12517 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i have 2015 subaru outback with eyesight and blind spot detection. i had stopped the vehicle in the driveway about...	71 ~ 27545 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM after being parked outside overnight with temperatures below 0 degrees f the vehicle started fine the following morning but had...	40 ~ 22135 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. the contact stated that while at a complete stop the vehicle failed...	22 ~ 20600 miles
ENGINE red engine light came on and car died. lost all power/ drive. needed to coast to berm. would restart but...	20 ~ 23830 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL accelerator suddenly became unresponsive resulting in complete slowdown to stop in traffic. had to shut off vehicle and restart numerous...	15 ~ 22484 miles
SERVICE BRAKES the 2015 subaru outback 2.5i limited w eyesight system had been parked on a surface parking lot near marshall bwi...	14 ~ 44546 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE note: no accident - reporting safety issue!!! incident date = date issue identified: as the driver i am seeing light...	12 ~ 19190 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i warmed the car up and drove to shoprite. twenty minutes later i returned to the car to put the...	11 ~ 54910 miles
STRUCTURE there is a gloss finished plastic touch pad kind of cover that covers the entire navigation system. this is approximately...	8 ~ 827 miles
AIR BAGS we took delivery of this vehicle on 1/2/2015. it is a 2.5 limited model with eyesight navigation and keyless ignition....	7 ~ 9436 miles
WHEELS at 36 573 miles 5/26/15 had to replace left rear wheel bearing at 79 176 miles 12/16/15 had to replace...	5 ~ 48483 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY this is a brand new subaru outlander with 850 miles. the windshield got a small chip about 1mm in size...	5 ~ 18820 miles
STEERING new 2015 subaru outback steering wandering left and right preventing the car from being steered straight. without constant driver attention	4 ~ 18 miles
SUSPENSION drivers side front wheel bearing failed at less than 8000 miles. replaced under warranty by dealer. no history of driving	2 ~ 15750 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL on sept.27th 2015 the liftgate opened on its own. many times the lights one at a time over the mirror...	2 ~ 10000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY driving in a heavy thunderstorm eyesight automatically went off but automatically came back on as the rain diminished. so did...	2 ~ 2275 miles
SEAT BELTS i was slowing pulling into a parking space and just straightening out the car when i heard a strange sound...	2 ~ 18875 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. the contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed the navigation...	2 ~ 1300 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING projector beam headlights with sharp cut off..... low beam lights are bright and great on level straight road at moderate...	2 ~ 125 miles
SEATS i have a new 2015 subaru outback limited. within a month of purchase it started giving me lower back pain....	2 ~ 19150 miles
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE the eyesight system turns on and off intermittently. the vehicle is traveling at speed and all of sudden it is...	1 ~ 16000 miles
ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE letter from senator brown on behalf of constituent re 2015 subaru outback structural failure. *ld the consumer stated the was	1
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT 2015 subaru outback. consumer writes in regards to rough idling in vehicle. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle annoyingly vibrated	1
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. the contact stated that while their wife was driving at approximately 25...	1 ~ 18000 miles
CHILD SEAT tl* the contact owns a britax advocate 70 g3 rearfacing infant seat model number 39bg81a. the seat was manufactured in...	1
MATERIAL/PADDING > CHILD SEAT tl* the contact owns a britax advocate 70 g3 rearfacing infant seat model number 39bg81a. the seat was manufactured in...	1
LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP > CHILD SEAT tl* the contact owns a britax advocate 70 g3 rearfacing infant seat model number 39bg81a. the seat was manufactured in...	1
STRAP/WEBBING > HARNESS > CHILD SEAT tl* the contact owns a britax advocate 70 g3 rearfacing infant seat model number 39bg81a. the seat was manufactured in...	1
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. the contact stated that while the vehicle was on the front window...	1 ~ 3400 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT the touch screen that controls the system's radio/navigation is very glossy and while driving home the sun hit it at...	1 ~ 1980 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph the engine seized as...	1 ~ 1000 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT there is a gloss finished plastic touch pad kind of cover that covers the entire navigation system. this is approximately...	1 ~ 7 miles

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