Complaint volume
1025 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 Subaru Outback Complaints
1025 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Subaru Outback, grouped by component category.
1025 Total complaints
22 Crash reports
2 Fire reports
11 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are electrical system, visibility/wiper, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 22 crash reports, 2 fire reports, 11 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 466 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 15,557 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to electrical system, visibility/wiper, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 Subaru Outback?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 Subaru Outback
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How severe are the 2019 Subaru Outback complaints?
22 Crash
2 Fire
11 Injury
0 Fatality
22 Towed
7 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Subaru Outback complaint categories?
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 280
VISIBILITY/WIPER 271
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 124
VISIBILITY 55
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 27
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 23
STEERING 22
ENGINE 14
STRUCTURE 14
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 11
1,025 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DEAD BATTERY, CAR WOULD NOT START, NO REASON FOR DEAD BATTERY. POSSIBLE OVERCHARGING DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES | Crash: No Fire: No | 29,500 |
| Mar 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I PARKED MY CAR IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT FOR 30 MINUTES. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR, THERE WAS A LARGE 'T' SHAPED CRACK- ABOUT 12 INCHES IN HEIGHT AND 10 INCHES WIDE- FROM THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD UP. MY WINDSHIELD HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY ROCKS OR BLOWS FROM DRIVING BEFORE PARKING- THIS WAS A SPONTANEOUS CRACK WITH NO REASON FOR OCCURRING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 47,000 |
| Mar 2021 | VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UNIVERSITY SUBARU (1200 INTERSTATE 70 DR SW, COLUMBIA, MO 65203, (573) 777-3488) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING WINDSHIELD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 18,000 |
| Mar 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE GLASS WINDSHIELD IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS THE SECOND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IN A YEAR. I CAME OUT TO MOVE MY CAR AND NOTICED A CRACK ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. I PARK IN A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY AND NO CARS WERE AROUND IT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 26,000 |
| Mar 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ON MY 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED IN THE AREA OF THE DEICER STRIP AT THE BOTTOM LOWER RIGHT PORTION OF THE WINDOW. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME ON A STATE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM WILDE SUBARU IN WAUKESHA, WI. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,200 |
| Mar 2021 | VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER LEFT CORNER AND LATER EXTENDED TO 15-16 INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BEARDMORE SUBARU (410 FORT CROOK RD N, BELLEVUE, NE 68005) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A STRESS FRACTURE TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS PAST THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,927. | Crash: No Fire: No | 35,927 |
| Mar 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BATTERY FOUND DISCHARGED ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS (8/18/20..3/2/21). CAR HAS LESS THAN 11000 MILES ON IT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,500 |
| Feb 2021 | STRUCTURE | THE SPOT WELDS UNDER THE DASH DO NOT APPEAR TO BE CORRECT AND SAFE.*DT | Crash: No Fire: No | 3 |
| Feb 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITH A LONG 9'' CRACK WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT. IT WAS NOT UNDER A TREE OR ANY STONES. | Crash: No Fire: No | 31,000 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BATTERY DEAD.. LESS THAN 6K MILES AND CAR ONLY18 MONTHS OLD | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BATTERY FAILED AFTER 11K MILES. HAD TO BE REPLACED BY AAA WHEN STRANDED WITH DAUGHTER. HAVE HAD STARTING ISSUES WITH THE CAR SINCE I GOT IT WHERE IT WON'T TURN OVER. I NORMALLY TURN OFF CAR THEN LICK AND UNLOCK AND TRY AGAIN. NORMALLY STARTED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. SUBARU CHALKED THIS UP TO SOFTWARE AT MAINTENANCE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,000 |
| Feb 2021 | LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK HAS CRACKED TWICE SINCE I LEASED IT ON 4/11/2019. THE CRACKS REQUIRE THE WINDSHIELD TO BE REPLACED AND THE DRIVER ASSIST FEATURES TO BE RECALIBRATED. EACH CRACKED OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 15,000 |
| Feb 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WOKE UP ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2021 TO FIND WINDSHIELD OF OUR 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH A CRACK IN IT FOR NO REASON. WE DIDN'T DRIVE IT AT ALL SINCE FEBRUARY 20TH AND TODAY THE CRACK HAS SPREAD EVEN FURTHER (SEE ATTACHED PICTURE). THIS CRACKED OUT OF THE BLUE WITH NO FORCE TO CAUSE IT AND HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN. SO I THEN GOOGLED SUBARU WINDSHIELD AND HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THAT'S WHY I'M INFORMING YOU IT HAS NOW HAPPENED TO US. | Crash: No Fire: No | 38,609 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL RAPP SUBARU (3446 BURNET AVE, SYRACUSE, NY 13206, (315) 437-2501) WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,000 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | FREQUENT PROBLEMS WITH CAR STARTING DUE TO RUN DOWN BATTERY. WE HAVE HAD BATTERY RELATED SERVICE CALLS FROM AAA ON 7/29/19, 5/23/20, 6/4/20, 12/2/20, 1/23/21, AND 2/10/21. TODAY (2/19/21) THE CAR ONLY STARTED ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT AFTER PUMPING THE GAS A BIT. WE DID NOT CALL AAA BUT MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SUBARU DEALER. THIS WILL NOT BE OUR FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH THEM. PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS WITH DEALER RELATED TO DIFFICULTY STARTING CAR WERE ON 6/9/20 (WHEN BATTERY WAS REPLACED), 12/22/20, AND 1/15/21. WE HAVE ALSO HAD REPLACEMENT OF A FUEL PUMP THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL, REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, AND A BRAKE ISSUE. ALL OF THE ABOVE WERE WHEN CAR WAS ON WARRANTY, AS IT IS STILL IS AS OF THIS WRITING. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 15,500 MILES ON IT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 15,500 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY 2019. BY MAY 2020 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. BY THE END OF JANUARY 2021 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 19 MONTHS IT ONLY HAS 7,300 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN THE GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,288 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE CAR FREQUENTLY DOES NOT START WHEN FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OCCUR: 1) FEW DAYS OF NON-USE, 2) AFTER SEVERAL SHORT DRIVES, AND, 3) HATCH IS KEPT OPEN FOR 2-3 HOURS. THE ISSUE WAS FIRST NOTICED 8 MONTHS AFTER THE START OF THE LEASE. SINCE THEN, IT HAS OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE JUMP STARTED SUGGESTING THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND FEW MONTHS BACK THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY. THE ISSUE HAS STARTED AGAIN. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Feb 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | SINCE MAY OF 2019 WE HAVE HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED AND EYESIGHT CALIBRATED 5 TIMES. WE DRIVE THE SAME ROUTE WITH BOTH VEHICLES (OTHER IS NOT SUBARU) AND NO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST 6 YEARS NOW. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER | I REQUESTED MANY TIMES TO HAVE OUR CAR CHECKED FOR NHSTA CAMPAIGN : 19V493000. THE DEALERSHIP SAID OUR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT CASE. OUR LANE ASSIST WAS TOO AGGRESSIVE FROM THE FIRST DAY WE DROVE THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE STEERING WAS SPEED SENSITIVE AND WE WERE DRIVING TOO FAST. WE EXPLAINED THAT WE COULD NOT KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MPH. IN THE FIRST 24 MONTHS WE CARRIED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 20 TO 30 TIMES FOR THE UNSAFE STEERING ISSUE. TWENTY FOUR MONTHS LATER WE HAD A ROCK CHIP THE WINDSHIELD AND THE CHIP RAN INTO 3 CRACKS EACH OVER 8 INCHES LONG THAT AFTERNOON WHILE THE CAR WAS IN OUR HOME GARAGE. AFTER WE PAID A $500.00 DEDUCTIBLE AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD , THE CAR DROVE BETTER. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, ALL THE SENSORS ON THE TAIL GATE HAVE BEEN, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD STICK 1/2 UP, AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. A SCAN OF THE CAR SHOWS 10 MODULES FAILED WITH MANY ACTIVE CODES. THE CODES ARE THE SAME AS BEFORE THE THIRD BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. MANY OF THE CODES ARE SAFETY ISSUES. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | BATTERY TOTALLY DEAD UPON ENTERING AND ATTEMPTING TO START. WINDSCREEN COMMENCED TO CRACK WHILE TRAVELING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 28,000 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WE PURCHASED OUR 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK BRAND NEW. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL 1.5 YEARS INTO THE PURCHASE. WE HAVE APPROX 8,800 MILES ON IT AND NOW EVERY TIME WE GO TO DRIVE IT, THE BATTERY IS DEAD. DEALER HAS TESTED THE BATTERY TWICE AND SAYS IT IS FINE AND THAT WE NEED TO KEEP THE CAR PLUGGED IN TO A BATTERY TENDER. EVEN THOUGH WE DRIVE IT A FEW TIMES A WEEK, INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,800 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BATTERY ON VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY AND CONSISTENTLY LOSING CHARGE. JUST REPLACED 2ND REPLACEMENT BATTERY. VEHICLE HAS LESS THE 5000 MILES. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED REMOTE STARTER THAT THEY STATED WAS CAUSING EXCESS DRAW ON BATTERY SO IN NOVEMBER THEY DISCONNECTED IT. THREE MONTHS LATER, THEY JUST REPLACED 2ND BATTERY. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,735 |
| Feb 2021 | VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE CARPORT OF HER RESIDENCE, SHE NOTICED A VERTICAL CRACK FROM TOP TO BOTTOM IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,600 | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,600 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BATTERY'S KEEP DISCHARGING. IN DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME WITH DEAD BATTERY. LAST BATTERY IS ONLY 1.3 METS OLD. DEALERSHIP SAYS TO HAVE CAR TOWED AND NOT CHARGE BATTERY SO THEY CAN TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM. READ ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND TO CONTACT NTHSA. | Crash: No Fire: No | 21,771 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND THE REAR DOOR WAS OPEN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BATTERY FAILED FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON AND THE 1ST TIME THE REAR DOOR WAS OPEN. CAR WAS PARKED AND HADN'T BEEN STARTED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |