Sixth generation (BT) · first-year watch
2025 Subaru Outback, day 687
- 81complaints since Nov 14, 2024
- 0recalls
- 5involved a crash
- 6,100median miles at failure
Newest report Sep 21, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Changed since August
- 6 new complaints in September, mostly about collision avoidance, electrical and lane keeping.
- Nothing filed yet on sticky steering, transmission failure, engine failure or fire.
- 31st most complaints of the 36 2025 models on this site.
What's been reported
NHTSA's own component codes. One report can cite several.
- Collision avoidance23
- Lane keeping19
- Other18
- Electrical14
- Steering6
- Brakes6
- Engine6
- Windshield and wipers5
Problems so far
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 19 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 10 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 10 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 7 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 6 reports
- Windshield cracks or distorts 6 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 5 reports
Recent reports
“Driving on highway and moon roof exploded. Have nonindication of a projectile hitting glass. Did not see any cracks”
Filed Mar 6, 2026
“Vehicle Has a chip in the front windshield, its only 4 month old. Subaru made front windshields that cracked very easy, I have a crack an dit sgoingt ocause serious safety concerns if they dont fix it.”
Filed Feb 26, 2026
“My front windshield started to crack. Nothing hit it, It looks like a smal; stress crack. When I bought th ecar Subaru assured me they fixed the windshield cracking lawsuit issue. Well, it started cracking. The dealer denied even they had lawsuit for the front windshield. And the ywill not fix this windshield.”
Filed Feb 15, 2026
“unprompted intermittently while operating the vehicle pop up advertisements will appear on the infotainment system advertising sirius xm radio. this is very distracting as it requires focus to be taken off of the road to bypass the ad to return to normal radio screen functions”
Filed Dec 4, 2025
At a glance
- Next to the 2024
- The 2025 is too new for a fair per-year comparison. It has 81 complaints so far; the 2024, on sale longer, has 102.
- Top problem
- Infotainment leads with 19 of the 81 complaints (23%), ahead of driver assist at 10. Too few of the infotainment reports give a mileage to say when it starts.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 8 of the 81 complaints (10%) report a crash, a fire or an injury. The typical vehicle on this site sits at 6%, so this one runs well above it. Counted separately (one report can carry more than one), 5 reports mention a crash, 2 mention a fire and 1 person was 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
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 39, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 40 more have come in.
Service bulletins for the 2025 Subaru Outback
Subaru filed 154 bulletins and other notices with NHTSA that list the 2025 Subaru Outback. 2 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 1 bulletin · 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.)
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 1 bulletin · 6 complaints
This bulletin provides diagnosis and procedure information to be applied when diagnosing potential fluid leaks on front and rear brake calipers. This information has been developed to reduce unnecessary brake caliper replacement.
Recalls
Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
No recalls on file for this model year.
Guide Seeing this on your own car? How to file a complaint with NHTSA
The log
Complaints by the month NHTSA received them, newest first. Blue bars mark a month with a recall or an investigation.
Questions
What is the most common problem on the 2025 Subaru Outback?
Infotainment, with 19 of the 81 complaints.
At what mileage do 2025 Subaru Outback problems start?
Of the 15 complaints that give a mileage, a quarter came by about 2,000 miles and half by about 6,000.
How many 2025 Subaru Outback complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
8 of them (10%). The typical vehicle on this site is at 6%.
Is there a recall for infotainment on the 2025 Subaru Outback?
No recall on file for the 2025 Subaru Outback is on the same system as infotainment. Another recall may still cover your car, so check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.