Subaru common problems
Every used Subaru on this site is read the same way: WrenchReport pulls the owner complaints and recall campaigns the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds for that build, then clusters them into repeating failure patterns with documented repair costs. Across the Subaru builds buyers check most, that record holds 642 complaints and 4 recalls, behind 10 Mechanic's Warnings so far.
Outback buyers come for the all-wheel drive. This record shows what else comes with it.
- 2016 Subaru Outback642 complaints · 4 recalls · 10 Warnings
A model year is not your car. Your VIN is.
Two Subarus of the same year can leave the factory differently. Check your VIN free and WrenchReport confirms what was actually built, then shows the severity tally for it.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint and recall databases, read today for each Subaru build. A pattern documented for a build is not a diagnosis of any one car.