Complaint volume
455 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
2022 Subaru Outback Complaints
455 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2022 Subaru Outback, grouped by component category.
455 Total complaints
10 Crash reports
4 Fire reports
5 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 visibility/wiper, unknown or other, electrical system. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 10 crash reports, 4 fire reports, 5 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 38 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 21,915 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to visibility/wiper, unknown or other, electrical system?
- 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 2022 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.
2022 Subaru Outback
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How severe are the 2022 Subaru Outback complaints?
10 Crash
4 Fire
5 Injury
0 Fatality
10 Towed
4 Medical attention
What are the most common 2022 Subaru Outback complaint categories?
VISIBILITY/WIPER 235
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 59
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 25
VISIBILITY 24
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 13
POWER TRAIN 9
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 7
ENGINE 6
SERVICE BRAKES 5
STRUCTURE 5
455 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2022 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My wife who is a small statured woman was leaving parking lot of church onto a narrow 2 lane street. As she made a left turn, the right front tire climbed the curb and dropped back onto the street. The car suddenly accelerated to top speed and crushed into a tree about 50 yards down the street. Airbags deployed causing bone breaks in left cavalcule, fractured ribs and T12. The driver is short and must sit almost against the steering wheel to drive. Without much effort to stretch her toes, she is unable to push the accelerator to the floor. she said she tried to push on the brake with no results. Eyewitnesses said they watch as she was leaving, they noted the car "jumping the curb" and said the car suddenly accelerated to a very high speed and crashed into a tree. There were no distinctive marks to show any stopping action. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Towed Medical attention | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY 2022 OUTBACK HAS LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON IT. ALWAYS GARAGED. I PARKED IT OUTSIDE OVER THE NOON HOUR, CAME OUT AND THE WINDSHIELD HAD A 6" CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; CRACKED FROM THE EDGE MIDWAY UP. THERE ARE NO ROCK CHIPS OR IMPACT DAMAGE. I CALLED SUBARU ADVISORY LINE AND ADVISED THEM OF PROBLEM THEY SAID TO CONTACT DEALER TO GET INSPECTED FOR MFG DEFECTS. I HAVE REACHED OUT THE DEALER FOR APPT. RESOLUTION IS IN PROGRESS. THIS IS MY #8 SUBARU AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS BEFORE. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Windshield was struck by a very small pebble. The windshield cracked at the point of impact, and spread into over a foot long crack. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I came out to my car in the morning to go to work and there was a huge S-shaped crack in the windshield radiating from the base of the window from under the plastic. Nothing hit it and there is no visible strike. It continues to grow. It is smooth single, long crack about a foot or more long. Very strange and appears like a manufacturer defect as the car only has 2,196 miles. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I drove to work, parked my car and 10 hours later came out and there was a crack in the windshield. Nothing hit my window on the drive to work. I park my car in a gated lot with cameras. It is a smooth cut from the edge of the window and goes across just past the halfway mark. I immediately drove to the dealership and made them aware. The crack is exactly in my line of sight which makes the sun refract directly into my eyes when it is sunny. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Windshield cracked in first 50 miles. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | A spontaneous crack appeared in the windshield running from the passenger side to the middle of the car. There are no impact points, nothing hit the car, it is a clean line. The car was parked in my garage overnight, woke up to find a linear crack starting from the edge of the passenger side to the middle of the windshield. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The windshield was hit by a rock chip, and a tiny divot formed. Within minutes, it had spider-webbed out with cracks stretching 12-18" in multiple directions. I've never seen such a tiny divot propagate so rapidly - I've had the car < 14 days. From the sound of the impact, I would have expected the windshield to shrug off the hit with no damage. The ongoing propagation makes me seriously consider whether the windshield is actually safe - the entire thing seems like it's under internal stress that could result in a catastrophic failure from minor impacts. The dealer/manufacturer have not inspected the problem, but I'll bring it to them ASAP. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Bought this new car this April. After using it in local for only one month with 1000 miles, windshield developed a 20 ~ 30 inch crack from the passenger side. Went to the dealer to argue. I told them no rock strike and the root reason is faulty glass. The dealer didn't provide any help and gave me a wrong phone number. In over 20 years of driving different cars, we haven't had windshield issue. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield developed a 14-16 inch crack from the passenger side. No rock strike or other known damage occurred, crack seems to be due to faulty glass. Temperature was moderate at the time (55 to 60 degrees). | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | STRUCTURE | Front Windshield has a straight line crack running down from the top to the middle. I just got the car for 3 months with 2k miles. It was parked in my garage overnight and this morning I found a straight line crack about a 2 feet wide across the windshield. I know there's a class action lawsuit and this issue is very common. I hope we can win this fight. This is unacceptable. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Seems the Windshield on the Subaru Wilderness Outback cracks with the slightest rock hit. Inquiry on an online Subaru Wilderness forum, it seems the cracking of these windshields occur quite frequently. Thought Subaru resolved in the class action around their 2015-2016 models. Apparently not. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield suddenly cracked for no apparent reason. Vehicle was parked and crack extends almost halfway across the windshield on the driver side. No signs of damage being caused by an object hitting the windshield. This will interfere with the safety and emergency braking system cameras located at the top of the windshield. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2022 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, a horizontal crack developed on the middle edge of the passenger’s side windshield. The contact stated that the crack formed without impact and slowly spread towards the middle of the windshield. The contact stated that the crack obstructed her vision while driving. The dealer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,000 |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | In my many years of driving quite a number of different cars, I've never had a car's windshield perform so poorly. In only 10k miles of just daily commuting my windshield has accumulated 8 chips. Luckily the windshield hasn't cracked yet, but I fear its only a matter of time. It seems just the smallest impact WILL chip the windshield if not crack it. This seems to be an ongoing problem with the Carlex OEM windshields Subaru continues to use and is a clear safety concern to their customers as well as a costly fix if Subaru doesn't cover the cost. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I bought a 2022 Subaru Outback and have had it for 3 months. It wav very hot yesterday and I took it through a car wash. When it came out of the car wash the windshield was cracked. It has several spider cracks coming down from the roof. Each of the 3 cracks were about 4 inches long. By the time i drove home the cracks are now 12 inches. This is very disheartening. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Spontaneous crack of the windshield | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield cracked on its own while parked inside home garage. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | While a relative was driving my 2 week old 2022 subaru outback, he had a minor impact from a very small rock that left no visible damage. The next day, a large crack had appeared in the middle of the driver’s side from the edge to the rear view mirror. I could not get an appointment to get it replaced until next saturday and over the last 3 days the crack has grown significantly, including a piece that is cracked all the way around. I am worried about catastrophic failure on even a short gentle drive to work. It is extremely disappointing to think that this might be an ongoing problem with the car. In 36 years of driving many different cars nothing like this has ever happened. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Vehicle has 10,800 miles and this is the third broken windshield. The smallest road debris results in failure of the Carlex factory equipped windshield. I have never replaced a windshield in 35 years of driving many vehicles, this 2022 Subaru Outback appears to break continually. It is a costly repair. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | On a hot day, 90F my window cracked after i turned on the AC unit. Next day it cracked even further. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No impact event. Entered car in the morning and noticed a 1-2" horizontal crack in windshield, with no sign of impact. Over a few days, that 1-2" crack became a 3-foot monster. Of course, Subaru claims it was due to impact. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I woke up one morning to find a foot long crack in my windshield that appears to have originated from the passenger edge. I see no visible impact point and there was no sound of anything impacting the windshield. After a few minutes of driving, the crack grew to cut into the path of eyesight. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car windshield developed 15 in crack overnight,parked in the garage...I think the windshield is part of vehicle integrity...dealer said a stone must have caused the crack....nothing hit the windshield as far as I'm concerned..I would have heard somthing....vehicle had approx 600 miles on it...had to claim the cracked windshield with my insurance company...My insurance should not have had to cover this....subaru has defective windshields and has for years...DO SOMETHING | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | A small rock at relatively low speeds (35mph) hit the windshield and caused a small chip that within a minute formed into close to a dozen foot long cracks compromising my view. I have experienced rock chips many times but I have never had one that spread so quickly or caused this much damage from such a relatively small impact. I believe that Subaru has a faulty windshield design or is using material that is not durable enough for it's intended use. Questioning other Subaru owners and the dealership collision shop this seems to be a very common occurrence and that these windshields are prone to cracks and failures. It appears newer model Subaru Outbacks are being shipped windshields that inferior at best or extremely dangerous at worst. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |