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2019 Subaru Outback

2019 Subaru Outback: electrical and visibility issues lead owner complaints

The most commonly reported problem involves the electrical system, where owners describe the infotainment and navigation system freezing entirely and taking the backup camera and radio down with it. A large share of reports also concerns visibility and wipers, with many of those complaints similarly tied to the frozen infotainment display losing the backup camera feed. Windshield cracking and reduced engine braking behavior round out the remaining owner concerns.

Most reported areas

Electrical System safety 35%
Owners report the navigation system freezing completely from early ownership, causing the radio, backup camera, and other connected functions to stop working simultaneously. · 1 crash
Visibility/Wiper0 32%
Owners report loss of the backup camera display, described in the context of the infotainment system freezing and taking visibility-related functions offline.
Visibility0 6%
Owners report small cracks appearing in the middle of the front windshield that expand further in hot weather conditions.
Engine safety 4%
Owners report that the engine does not provide braking force when traveling downhill, which they describe as a departure from the behavior of prior model generations of the same vehicle. · 1 fire · 4 crash · 1 injured
Forward Collision Avoidance safety 4%
The most safety-relevant category: only 36 reports (4%) but 8 crashes and 6 injuries. Test the driver-assist features carefully.

Source: NHTSA owner complaints · 1,026 complaints

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General information compiled from public NHTSA complaint data, for reference only — not professional advice and not reviewed by automotive experts. Verify before acting; Team AM is not responsible for decisions made from it.