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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 8/22/2019 AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE SITTING OUTSIDE OF OUR CARPORT ON 10/27/2019. THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE TOP PASSENGER SIDE ACROSS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MIRROR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. FEELING THE TOP PASSENGER SIDE IT FEELS LIKE THE WINDSHIELD IS UNEVEN ON TOP LIKE THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN STRESS ON IT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,500 |
| Jan 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WINDSHIELD CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY. DRIVER WINDOW DOES NOT OPEN. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,000 |
| Jan 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OR DRIVERS SIDE. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO IMPACT ON THE WINDSHIELD OF ANY KIND. NO TRAFFIC AND SMOOTH HIGHWAY. TEMP WAS AROUND 30 DEGREES. STARTED OUT AS A 5 INCH CRACK FROM THE BOTTOM UP AND HAD A VERY SMALL DIVOT. THEN SPREAD TO A 15 INCH CRACK VERY QUICKLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH IN 24 HOURS AND THEY FILED A CLAIM WITH SUBARU. WITHIN 4 HOURS THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID CLAIM WAS DENIED. THEY SAID CRACK WAS CAUSED BY OUTSIDE FORCE DUE TO THE TINY DIVOT. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME JUST UNDER $700. NOT BEING HAPPY WITH THAT I CALLED SUBARU CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY VERY QUICKLY THREW $500 AT ME TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR. WHICH DOES NOT COVER THE ENTIRE COST OF THE REPAIR. THESE WINDSHIELDS SEEM TO HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKING AND SUBARU IS BRUSHING IT OFF. THE EYESIGHT TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT WORK WITH ANY OTHER WINDSHIELD, YOU MUST BUY THE FACTORY WINDSHIELD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR WITH A SUBPAR WINDSHIELD. I'M NOT CONFIDENT THAT THE NEW WINDSHIELD THEY ARE INSTALLING WILL BE SAFE. PLEASE HELP IN THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BEING IGNORED BY SUBARU. THE DEALERSHIP HAS THE PICTURES OF THE WINDSHIELD FROM WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN. I'M TRYING TO GET THEM, I WILL FORWARD THEM IF I GET THEM. | Crash: No Fire: No | 25,800 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED, FIRST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. CRACK STARTED HALFWAY UP NEAR WHERE IT IS GLUED AND THEN SPREAD OUT ABOUT 2 FEET DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVERS VIEW, VERY MINOR IMPACT ACCORDING TO SUBARU DEALER. FOUR DAYS LATER AN OTHER CRACK STARTED HALFWAY UP ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE ALSO NEAR THE GLUE POINT AND THEN SPREAD OUT ABOUT 2 FEET DIRECTLY IN THE PASSENGERS VIEW. CRACK ARE UNRELATED AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER BOTH WERE FROM MINOR IMPACTS ALTHOUGH I CAN NOT SEE ANY INPACT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO NEITHER CRACK WAS THERE WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR THE NIGHT, BOTH WERE DISCOVERED IN THE MORNING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,000 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE SITTING FACE FORWARD IN DRIVEWAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN PEORIA AZ WHO DENIED LIABILITY. I PURSUED WITH SUBARU AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD PAY (1 TIME ONLY). DEALERSHIP TOOK PHOTO'S. DATE OF 8/8 IS APPROXIMATE BUT WAS THE SAME DAY I PAID MY 1ST CAR PAYMENT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,000 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHEN I PARKED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY RESIDENCE, THE WINDSHIELD WAS FINE. WHEN I CAME BACK AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,500 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I HAVE A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK PURCHASED DEC. 26, 2018. ON SEPT. 28, 2019, I NOTICED A SMALL STAR LIKE CRACK, ABOUT 3/16 THS OF AN INCH IN CIRCUMFERENCE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK WAS ABOUT ONE INCH IN FROM THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD NEAR THE ROOF POST. THE NEXT DAY, SEPT. 29, 2019, THE STAR HAD RADIATED INTO A CRACK WHICH RAN ALL THE WAY INTO THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. AT THE TIME THE CAR HAD 4,615 MILES ON IT AND IT HAD NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE SUBARU DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL WINDSHIELD REPAIR/REPLACEMENT SHOP. ON SEPT. 30, 2019 I HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 395. I THEN HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE SUBARU DEALER TO HAVE "EYESIGHT" SYSTEM RE-CALIBRATED AT A COST OF $ 206. I DON'T RECALL THE WINDSHIELD BEING HIT BY ANYTHING ON SEPT. 28,2019 AND THE STAR CHIP WAS NOT THERE WHEN I LEFT HOME THAT MORNING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,615 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WENT OUT TO GARAGE TO GET INTO MY 2019 OUTBACK AND NOTICED CRACK ON DRIVER SIDE OF CAR. STARTS DOWN LOW ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND TRACKS UP AND OVER. CRACK WAS NOT THERE WHEN I PARKED THE CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,000 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT, ON A CITY STREET, THE REAR WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY BROKE. THE BREAKING WAS UNPROMPTED AS NO OBJECT WAS HEARD OR SEEN TO HAVE HIT THE WINDSHIELD; A REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF NEARBY CAMERA FOOTAGE CONFIRMED THIS AS WELL. THE SAME ISSUES NOTED BY MANY OTHERS IN THE THIRD CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST SUBARU REGARDING THEIR FAULTY WINDOWS EXACTLY DESCRIBES OUR SITUATION. THE LOCAL POLICE WERE CALLED ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT TO FILE THE REPORT. ADDITIONALLY, A CALL TO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP WAS MADE, IN WHICH THEY STATED THEY WERE "UNAWARE" OF ANY ISSUES WITH THEIR WINDOWS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR, CAUSING US TO PAY $837.99 OUT OF POCKET. DOCUMENTS CAN BE PROVIDED SHOULD THEY BE NEEDED TO FURTHER THIS COMPLAINT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,000 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I HAD A CRACKED WINDSHIELD AFTER LESS THAN 2 MONTHS OWNERSHIP OF MY 2019 OUTBACK. I CONTACTED SUBARU AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IT WITH SUBARU PARTS, AND HAVE THE NEW WINDSHIELD SYNCED WITH MY "EYESIGHT" SO IT WOULD WORK PROPERLY. FRANKLY I COULDN'T AFFORD TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY SO I JUST WENT AND GOT AN AFTER-MARKET WINDSHIELD. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT HAPENED, OUT OF NOWHERE. MEANWHILE I AM OUT ALMOST $400 FOR SOMETHING I THINK SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. I OWN 2 SUBARU'S ...BOTH 2019, AND FELT LIKE I WASN'T TREATED PROPERLY BY SUBARU. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,100 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT ANY EXTERNAL EVENT WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE WINDSHIELD SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, THIS OCCURRED DURING THE DAY IN MAY AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | A SPONTANEOUS CRACK APPEARED ON 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHAT STARTED OUT AS A SPELL CRACK, ABOUT 4 INCHES LONG, HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO ALMOST 12 INCHES IN A DAY. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON | Crash: No Fire: No | 20,000 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I HAVE OWNED MY OUTBACK FOR 6 MONTHS. IN THAT TIME I HAVE HAD MY WINDSHIELD CRACK 2 TIMES WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE. THE FIRST TIME WAS 2 WEEKS AFTER OWNERSHIP, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, NOT IMPACT FROM ANYTHING AND IT JUST CRACKED. SECOND WAS TONIGHT, DRIVING HOME I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A LARGE DRIP, NEXT THING I KNOW MY WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED ON THE BOTTOM NEAR THE DEFROSTER. I LOOKED ALONG THE CRACK AND THEIR IS NO CHIP OR EVIDENCE OF IMPACT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 6,000 |
| Dec 2019 | SUSPENSION | I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT, ALONG WITH THE REGULAR OIL CHANGE, AND THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THE SPINDLE IS BENT. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THIS COULD ONLY HAVE OCCURRED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS IN THE 11,800 SINCE WE PURCHASED IT NEW LAST DECEMBER. | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,800 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WE SUSTAINED A CRACKED WINDSHIELD FROM A SMALL STONE IMPACT WHILE TRAVELING AT 60MPH ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY. THE ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE GOOD, WITH NO OBVIOUS DEBRIS ON ROAD, AND ONLY PASSENGER CARS IN FRONT AND NEXT TO US SUGGESTING STONE MAY HAVE COME FROM ANOTHER CARS TIRE TREAD. THE IMPACT LEFT A SMALL (~1MM) CRATER ON PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT MID-WAY UP AND ~2 INCHES FROM EDGE, BUT GENERATED A CURVED CRACK NEARLY A FOOT IN LENGTH (AND STILL EXPANDING) AND REACHING ALL THE WAY TO THE EDGE OF WINDSHIELD. I OWNED A 2007 SUBURU FOR OVER TEN YEARS PRIOR TO THIS VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED MANY MINOR GRAVEL IMPACTS ESPECIALLY POST-WINTER STORM AND NEVER SUSTAINED DAMAGE REQUIRING WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT. LIKEWISE WITH OVER 40-YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH NUMEROUS CARS I HAVE NEVER SEEN A WINDSHIELD FAIL GIVEN IMPACT BY SMALL STONE. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT AND PRESENTS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. THE COST FOR REPLACEMENT IS HIGH BECAUSE SENSORS REQUIRE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FROM SUBURU AND CHANCE OF SUBSEQUENT FAILURE IS ALSO HIGH GIVEN REPLACEMENT WOULD LIKELY ALSO BE DEFECTIVE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,000 |
| Dec 2019 | STEERING | VEHICLE STEERING IS DANGEROUS...VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED HARD RIGHT THEN HARD LEFT ...ALL WHILE IN MOTION ON THE ROAD ABOUT 35 MPH...WAS VERY PERPLEXED AND I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW...AFTER GOOGLING MAKE & MODEL RECALLS EARLIER YEARS HAD STEERING ISSUES RECALLED...PERHAPS THIS IS THE CASE FOR THIS VEHICLE? TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE... | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,100 |
| Dec 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WINDSHIELD HAS A CRACK UNDER THE WIPER BLADE THAT HAS SPREAD OUTWARD IN A C PATTERN. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN SHOPPING AREA AND NO OTHER PERSONAL WERE NEARBY. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND NO OBJECTS HAD IMPACTED THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. STAR PATTERN WAS NOTICED AFTER DEALERSHIP USED PEN TO OPEN THE AREA UP MORE. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PICTURE | Crash: No Fire: No | 20,747 |
| Dec 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | VEHICLE HAD TWO SPONTANEOUS CRACKS WITHIN THE FIRST 1700 MILES OF USE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,700 |
| Nov 2019 | POWER TRAIN | UNKNOWN ORIGIN. CURRENTLY APPROXIMATE MILES 12500. TRAVEL 450-550 MILES PER WEEK, 400-450 MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10,000-11,000 MILES I STARTED NOTICING A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEALING/WHINING ONLY WHILE IN MOTION. IT STARTS AROUND 20-30 MPH, AND EITHER GOES AWAY OR BECOMES UNNOTICEABLE AFTER ~50 MPH. COULD NOT PINPOINT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. WHEN SCHEDULING REGULAR MAINTENANCE, DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF NOISE. AT THE TIME OF MAINTENANCE, SERVICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED SAID NOISE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS THE CARRIER BEARING. HE DID NOT MAKE IT SOUND URGENT, THAT IT WAS "MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE RIGHT NOW" AND WOULD CAUSE "MORE SERIOUS ISSUES EVENTUALLY ". | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Nov 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | LESS THAN 5 MONTHS OLD AND THE WINDSHIELD RANDOMLY STARTING CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE UNDER VIPER. I HAVE NOT KNOWN ANYTHING TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK HAS NOW MOVED OVER THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,000 |
| Nov 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | BROKEN WINDSHIELD. THERE HAS BEEN NO IMPACT AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF IMPACT YET MY WINSHIELD ON A 5 MONTH OLD CAR IS CRACKED. ITS APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES AND CIRCULAR FROM THE TOP DOWN BEHIND THE REARVIEW MIRROR. I NOTICED THE CRACK WHILE PARKED. POSSIBILITY AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH. ALSO THE HEAT FROM BEING PARKED ON THE HOT DRIVEWAY MAY HAVE BROUGHT OUT THE FLAW. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,900 |
| Nov 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED DURING THE YEAR'S FIRST FREEZE. CAR WAS GARAGE PARKED AND NO IMPACT OCCURRED. SUBARU PROVIDES NO SUPPORT FOR THIS ISSUE, SO I'M JUST GOING TO DRIVE AROUND WITH A BROKEN WINDSHIELD AND TAKE ON THE ASSOCIATED RISKS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,000 |
| Nov 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD HAS SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED TWICE IN 6 MONTHS, ONCE WHEN DRIVING DOWN AN IN TOWN ROAD, ONCE WHEN SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT ALL DAY WHILE I WAS AT WORK. | Crash: No Fire: No | 28,000 |
| Nov 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AFTER OWNING 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK FOR 6 MONTHS, WASHING IT I FOUND 6 TO 7 CHIPS SCATTERED AROUND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED DUE TO LIVING IN FLORIDA, NOT WANTING TO TAKE ANY CHANCES. I DRIVING VEHICLES FOR MORE THAN 45 YEARS, I DON'T THINK THAT I HAD 6 CHIPS ON ALL THE VEHICLES COMBINED. I BELIEVE THAT SUBARU HAS INFERIOR QUALITY WINDSHIELD GLASS. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |