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2024 Subaru Outback problems

NHTSA lists 102 complaints for the 2024 Subaru Outback, 5 of them mention a crash and 2 mention a fire. 3 complaints mention an injury, with 4 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as SUBARU OUTBACK.

At a glance

Complaints
102
With crash
5
With fire
2
With injury (complaints)
3
Injuries
4
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
243

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. The available sales group does not match this vehicle variant.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2928.4%
VISIBILITY/WIPER2120.6%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1817.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1615.7%
ENGINE76.9%
AIR BAGS65.9%
LANE DEPARTURE65.9%
POWER TRAIN65.9%
STEERING54.9%
SERVICE BRAKES43.9%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEAUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING9
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEWARNINGS7
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL6
LANE DEPARTUREBLIND SPOT DETECTION2
LANE DEPARTUREWARNING2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESDOORS2
STRUCTUREBODY2
BACK OVER PREVENTIONAUTOMATIC SYSTEM BRAKING1
BACK OVER PREVENTIONREARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING1
BACK OVER PREVENTIONWARNINGS1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
electrical electronic3332.4%0.87
loss of control1716.7%0.75
mechanical failure1615.7%0.60
structural or corrosion1211.8%0.55
visibility or lighting98.8%0.79
restraint or airbag65.9%0.92
fire or overheating43.9%0.97
unclear32.9%0.82
noise or comfort22.0%0.77
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate7169.6%0.89
low2019.6%0.69
high87.8%0.86
none22.0%0.76
critical11.0%0.75

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 102 tagged complaints of 102 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

243 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM156
ENGINE54
POWER TRAIN26
UNKNOWN OR OTHER26
EQUIPMENT24
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM14
STRUCTURE7
SERVICE BRAKES6

11037943

Date: 2026-10-05. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This announcement provides information on a new software update for the Midtronics Dss and DCA machines.

11037942

Date: 2026-09-28. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN.

This announcement provides information on an enhancement of the TechShare CVT diagnostic assitance application.

11037938

Date: 2026-09-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

"This Bulletin announces additional troubleshooting steps for the following DTCs: DTC C1956: RH Actuator Circuit DTC C1957: LH Actuator Circuit"

11037940

Date: 2026-09-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This bulletin provides paint code information for 2027 model year vehicles.

11037930

Date: 2026-09-15. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This announcement provides an update to all 2027 model year Subaru warranty coverages for wear items and adjustments.

11037927

Date: 2026-09-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

This bulletin has been developed to outline the steps for gathering basic but essential information during diagnosis of Infotainment concerns. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.

11037929

Date: 2026-09-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.

11036819

Date: 2026-08-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

This bulletin announces an inspection procedure for the Smart Rear View Mirror Assembly.

11036804

Date: 2026-08-21. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN.

This Announcement provides diagnostic assistance for CVT issues.

11036814

Date: 2026-08-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

This bulletin provides guidance when diagnosing chain slip, judder, shudder, and hesitation concerns on the TR580 model CVT transmissions used in the models listed.

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
OUTBACK102

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