2025 Subaru Outback owner complaints
Most named: forward collision avoidance
20 of 81 complaints
- Crashes
- 5
- Fires
- 2
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 0
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2025 models.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Forward collision avoidance | 20 | 25% |
| Other or not specified | 18 | 22% |
| Lane departure | 14 | 17% |
| Electrical system | 13 | 16% |
| Steering | 6 | 7% |
| Air bags | 5 | 6% |
Complaints by model year
Rivals, 2025
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Honda CR-V | 253 |
| Subaru Forester | 95 |
| Toyota RAV4 | 88 |
| Subaru Crosstrek | 44 |
| Honda Passport | 40 |
| Subaru Ascent | 15 |
What this cannot tell you
Counts, not rates. Sales volume differs by model.
Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed defects.
Source: NHTSA complaints data (api.nhtsa.gov), public domain. Collected 2026-10-05.
- Two or more sources agree
- One source
- Model-level or estimate
- Sources differ