Major Problems with 2018 Subaru Outback Derived from Complaints & Recalls
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Worst 3 complaints of 2018 Subaru Outback
        
                                    
                        
                                    2018 Subaru Outback
                                    
                        
                                    SERVICE BRAKES
                                    
                        
                                    Victims: 2
                                    
                        
                                    Mileage: 30000 miles
                                
    
    
        
                                    
                        
                                    2018 Subaru Outback
                                    
                        
                                    FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
                                    
                        
                                    Victims: 1
                                    
                        
                                    Mileage: 3900 miles
                                
    
    
        
                                    
                        
                                    2018 Subaru Outback
                                    
                        
                                    FUEL GAUGE
                                                    
                        
                                    Mileage: 250 miles
                                
    
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Problems with VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Subaru Outback owners.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems | 
| VISIBILITY/WIPER drivers side view mirror does not adjust fair enough to see my blind spot well. this is a common problem. | 
					
					68 ~ 15527 miles | 
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the car is parked. the flashers are activated. the car is then locked from the outside with the key fob.... | 
					
					47 ~ 9236 miles | 
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER starlink radio in touring model with 8"screen unreliable. had issues with touchscreen freezing and cd loading error from purchase date... | 
					
					41 ~ 9852 miles | 
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i was driving my child to school on a rainy morning in traffic 20-30mph on a straight road. the car... | 
					
					29 ~ 8302 miles | 
| STEERING the vehicle pulls to the left. the dealer addressed the problem twice in two weeks by doing a four wheel... | 
					
					22 ~ 6224 miles | 
| ENGINE i was driving my child to school on a rainy morning in traffic 20-30mph on a straight road. the car... | 
					
					12 ~ 9544 miles | 
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2018 subaru outback. while attempting to accelerate from a stop the vehicle failed to accelerate.... | 
					
					9 ~ 7510 miles | 
| POWER TRAIN i was driving my child to school on a rainy morning in traffic 20-30mph on a straight road. the car... | 
					
					7 ~ 6897 miles | 
| WHEELS tire tread began separating from sidewall within 1100 miles. the tire is a bridgestone dueler h/p 225/60 r18. the car... | 
					
					6 ~ 6980 miles | 
| FUEL GAUGE > INSTRUMENT PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have always wanted a 3.6l and this is my first 3.6l 6 cylinder 2018 subaru outback! am disappointed with... | 
					
					6 ~ 4253 miles | 
| BODY > STRUCTURE my wife and i were driving on the interstate on a cool (45 degrees) day at about 70 mph the... | 
					
					6 ~ 9000 miles | 
| SUSPENSION driver side front wheel/suspension is making rattling noise while driving at any speed. the noise is worse when hitting uneven... | 
					
					6 ~ 8568 miles | 
| SERVICE BRAKES the vehicle pulls to the left. the dealer addressed the problem twice in two weeks by doing a four wheel... | 
					
					6 ~ 14699 miles | 
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING low beams upper half of view is so dark i can not see the road. low beams seems to cut... | 
					
					4 ~ 11001 miles | 
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL subaru lane assist steering issue. when you have lane assist on the car will try and steer from one lane... | 
					
					2 ~ 10000 miles | 
| AIR BAGS while driving the car with a passenger in the right front seat the air bag warning light came on. the... | 
					
					2 ~ 5772 miles | 
| SEATS while driving the car with a passenger in the right front seat the air bag warning light came on. the... | 
					
					2 ~ 747 miles | 
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2018 subaru outback. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 18v773000 (electrical... | 
					
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| CAMERA > SENSING SYSTEM > BACK OVER PREVENTION tl* the contact owns a 2018 subaru outback. while the contact was driving the automated driving system stopped working and... | 
					
					1 ~ 12285 miles | 
| INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2018 subaru outback. while the contact's wife was driving 50 mph the vehicle shut off... | 
					
					1 ~ 2000 miles | 
| WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2018 subaru outback. while driving at an unknown speed the windshield cracked from one side... | 
					
					1 ~ 2092 miles | 
| FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER tl* the contact owns a 2018 subaru outback. while driving 5 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. while pushing the... | 
					
					1 ~ 3900 miles | 
| EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY left sideview mirror does not rotate far enough to left: a person or vehicle within 3 feet or greater distance... | 
					
					1 ~ 60 miles | 
| LANE DEPARTURE while driving 70 miles per hour: on most curves to the left the car seems to "grab" to the left... | 
					
					1 ~ 2500 miles | 
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