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.
2025 Subaru Outback problems
NHTSA lists 81 complaints for the 2025 Subaru Outback, 5 of them mention a crash and 2 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as SUBARU OUTBACK.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 81
- With crash
- 5
- With fire
- 2
- With injury (complaints)
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- 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
- 161
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. The available sales group does not match this vehicle variant.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 20 | 24.7% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 18 | 22.2% |
| LANE DEPARTURE | 14 | 17.3% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 13 | 16.0% |
| STEERING | 6 | 7.4% |
| AIR BAGS | 5 | 6.2% |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | 5 | 6.2% |
| ENGINE | 5 | 6.2% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 5 | 6.2% |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 5 | 6.2% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 12 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | WARNINGS | 10 |
| LANE DEPARTURE | ASSIST | 10 |
| LANE DEPARTURE | WARNING | 6 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | SENSING SYSTEM | 3 |
| LANE DEPARTURE | BLIND SPOT DETECTION | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT | ELECTRICAL | 2 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING | 1 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | WARNINGS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
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.
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| electrical electronic | 34 | 42.0% | 0.92 |
| loss of control | 16 | 19.8% | 0.81 |
| restraint or airbag | 7 | 8.6% | 0.95 |
| structural or corrosion | 6 | 7.4% | 0.59 |
| visibility or lighting | 6 | 7.4% | 0.90 |
| mechanical failure | 5 | 6.2% | 0.69 |
| fire or overheating | 3 | 3.7% | 0.92 |
| unclear | 2 | 2.5% | 1.00 |
| fluid or fuel leak | 1 | 1.2% | 1.00 |
| noise or comfort | 1 | 1.2% | 0.65 |
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| moderate | 54 | 66.7% | 0.87 |
| low | 12 | 14.8% | 0.75 |
| high | 11 | 13.6% | 0.82 |
| critical | 2 | 2.5% | 0.96 |
| none | 2 | 2.5% | 0.98 |
Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 81 tagged complaints of 81 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
See new recalls and investigations this week.
0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
161 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 105 |
| ENGINE | 27 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 27 |
| POWER TRAIN | 14 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 5 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
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
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| OUTBACK | 81 |
Same model, other years
- 2000 Outback: 207 complaints
- 2001 Outback: 171 complaints
- 2002 Outback: 143 complaints
- 2003 Outback: 93 complaints
- 2004 Outback: 90 complaints
- 2005 Outback: 273 complaints
- 2006 Outback: 277 complaints
- 2007 Outback: 129 complaints
- 2008 Outback: 226 complaints
- 2009 Outback: 106 complaints
- 2010 Outback: 360 complaints
- 2011 Outback: 652 complaints
- 2012 Outback: 292 complaints
- 2013 Outback: 297 complaints
- 2014 Outback: 208 complaints
- 2015 Outback: 510 complaints
- 2016 Outback: 643 complaints
- 2017 Outback: 917 complaints
- 2018 Outback: 813 complaints
- 2019 Outback: 1,035 complaints
- 2020 Outback: 899 complaints
- 2021 Outback: 296 complaints
- 2022 Outback: 464 complaints
- 2023 Outback: 89 complaints
- 2024 Outback: 102 complaints
- 2025 Outback (current year): 81 complaints
- 2026 Outback: 16 complaints
Other Subaru models, 2025
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