Sixth generation (BT)
2024 Subaru Outback
The most reported problem on the 2024 Subaru Outback is infotainment, with 19 complaints.
- 102owner complaints
- 0recalls
- 5involved a crash
- 6,000median miles at failure
Newest report Sep 10, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Problem sheets
No single problem on the 2024 Subaru Outback has enough owner reports for a sheet of its own yet. The counts below still cover every complaint on file.
Is the 2024 Subaru Outback reliable?
The 2024 Subaru Outback has 102 owner complaints on file with NHTSA, below the median of 148 for 2024 SUVs on this site. Of the 13 Outback model years since 2014, it has the 10th most complaints. Complaint counts rise with sales as well as faults, so read what owners report below before deciding.
At a glance
- Next to the 2023
- At 34 complaints for each year on the road, the 2024 runs above the 2023 (22). That's the only adjacent model year with enough complaints to set beside it.
- Top problem
- Two problems run close. Infotainment has 19 complaints and windshield has 19, out of 102 in all. Too few of the infotainment reports give a mileage to say when it starts.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 8 of the 102 complaints (8%) report a crash, a fire or an injury, a little above the 6% typical of vehicles on this site. Counted separately (one report can carry more than one), 5 reports mention a crash, 2 mention a fire and 4 people were hurt.
- Recalls behind the top problems
- There's no recall on file for this model year, so the problems above are owner complaints with no campaign behind them.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2024 at 37 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 25. So far in 2026, 33 more have come in.
When each problem shows up
Each bar covers the middle half of the mileages owners reported for that problem. A quarter saw it earlier, a quarter later. The tick is the median. Most reported: infotainment, screen or backup camera fails, 19 complaints.
middle half of reports, median tick. The heavier grey bars have 75 or more reports.
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How this compares
102 complaints is 1.4 times fewer than the median 2024 model on this site and 1.5 times fewer than the median 2024 SUV. Among the 13 Outback model years here it ranks 10th for complaints. Counts follow sales volume as much as reliability, so a truck that sells 700,000 a year draws more reports than a sedan that sells 200,000.
Service bulletins for the 2024 Subaru Outback
Subaru filed 236 bulletins and other notices with NHTSA that list the 2024 Subaru Outback. 7 of them deal with a problem owners have reported on this car. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 6 bulletins · 19 complaints
This Bulletin has been developed to outline the steps for gathering basic but essential information during diagnosis of Infotainment concerns. (This is an revised version of the original bulletin.)
This bulletin announces the design change made to the Center Information Display (CID) assemblies developed to address the following symptoms. 1. Illumination malfunction of the adjustment knobs and/or buttons (no illumination or flash/ flicker). 2.
4 more on this problem
This bulletin announces the availability of new reprogramming files developed to address DTC B28C7 (EyeSight Fan Motor RPM), E5 (halt code deected by EyeSight Stereo Camera), and B28A6 (Internal Stereo Camera Communication 1).
This bulletin announces the availability of new reprogramming files developed to address cases were a halt code E5, B28A6 and or DTC B28C7 is detected by the EyeSight Stereo Camera assembly.
This bulletin announces the availability of new reprogramming files developed to address the following three symptoms: EyeSight camera cooling fans becomes inoperable with DTC B28C7; EyeSight system enters temporary halt mode;
This Service Information Bulletin is to inform you of the diagnosis procedure of the CP1/ CP1.5 Infotainment System when DTC B2256 is detected.
Windshield cracks or distorts 1 bulletin · 19 complaints
This bulletin announces availability of new door window regulator assemblies and door glass run channel seals in response to limited concerns of erratic operation of the anti-entrapment feature and / or the door glass either not closing or closing very slowly.
Complaints filed by year
37 complaints came in 2024, 5.3 times the year before. Owners file in waves when a problem gets press or an investigation, so a spike measures attention as much as failures.
Recalls that include the 2024 Subaru Outback
Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
No recalls on file for this model year.
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Questions
What is the most common problem on the 2024 Subaru Outback?
Infotainment, with 19 of the 102 complaints.
At what mileage do 2024 Subaru Outback problems start?
Of the 18 complaints that give a mileage, a quarter came by about 3,000 miles and half by about 6,000.
Is the 2024 Subaru Outback better or worse than the 2023?
Counted per year on the road, the 2024 has more complaints than the 2023: 34 a year against 22.
How many 2024 Subaru Outback complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
8 of them (8%). The typical vehicle on this site is at 6%.
Is there a recall for infotainment on the 2024 Subaru Outback?
No recall on file for the 2024 Subaru Outback is on the same system as infotainment. Another recall may still cover your car, so check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.