Model year 2026 · first-year watch
2026 Subaru Uncharted, day 146
- 40complaints since May 9, 2026
- 0recalls
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Aug 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Changed since July
- 9 new complaints in August, mostly about exterior lighting, electrical and structure.
- Nothing filed yet on sticky steering, transmission failure, engine failure or fire.
- 12th most complaints of the 79 2026 models on this site.
What is your Uncharted doing?
Each one opens a sheet built from the owner reports of that problem on the 2026 model year.
What's been reported
NHTSA's own component codes. One report can cite several.
- Exterior Lighting31
- Electrical7
- Other4
- Engine1
- Structure1
Problems so far
- Headlights too dim or fail 30 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 7 reports
Recent reports
“Headlights vibrate causing loss of visibility at night as they bounce over uneven terrain or potholes.”
Filed Jun 13, 2026
“Headlights bounce up and down a lot over rough road. This causes a noticeable "flicker" off signs and cars in front of you and can be very distracting.”
Filed Jun 10, 2026
“Low beams are susceptible to moderate shaking/vibrations that are very distracting/dangerous. They create a vertical strobe-like effect for oncoming traffic as they bounce up/down, and for the driver as well as they reflect off signs and other objects. This could be caused by their lack of attachment to the chassis directly or from the high/low beam mechanism that moves the high beam cover out of the way internally.”
Filed Jun 1, 2026
“at night, when going over any sort of bump in the road the headlights visibly shake. Itâs distracting and generally disconcerting.”
Filed May 20, 2026
At a glance
- Next to other model years
- The 2026 is too new for a fair per-year comparison, and no model year of the Uncharted just before it has enough complaints to set beside it.
- Top problem
- One problem takes up much of the file: headlights, named in 30 of the 40 complaints (75%). Too few of the headlights reports give a mileage to say when it starts.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- None of the 40 complaints reports a crash, a fire or an injury.
- 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
- Every complaint so far came in during 2026.
Service bulletins for the 2026 Subaru Uncharted
Subaru filed 21 bulletins and other notices with NHTSA that list the 2026 Subaru Uncharted. 3 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.
Battery dies or the car will not start 3 bulletins · 7 complaints
This Service Information Bulletin outlines a systematic procedure for diagnosing parasitic draw (dark/standby current) in vehicles experiencing battery drain when the ignition is off, leading to no-start conditions or frequent jump-starts.This is an revised ...
This Bulletin provided diagnostic procedure information to be followed when addressing Dark Current / Parasitic Draw concerns on Subaru EV vehicles.
1 more on this problem
This Bulletin outlines the diagnostic procedures to be followed when identifying dark current/parasitic draw concerns caused by third-party mobile applications on Solterra, Trailseeker, and Uncharted vehicles.
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 2026 Subaru Uncharted?
Headlights, with 30 of the 40 complaints.
How many 2026 Subaru Uncharted complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
None of the 40 complaints reports one.
Is there a recall for headlights on the 2026 Subaru Uncharted?
No recall on file for the 2026 Subaru Uncharted is on the same system as headlights. Another recall may still cover your car, so check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.