2018 Subaru Outback Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 163about this part
- Share
- 20%of 816 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 12,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 163 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2018 Subaru Outback, 20% of the 816 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,000 miles. 8 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Keyless access system has issues. Several times I have found the car unlocked and / or with the rear hatch door approximately half way open. I've noticed also that sometimes other person fob interfering with my car. 2x when I've been parked with engine off the alarm system would start blaring for no reason. All these incidents happened with the car parked and engine off.”
NHTSA complaint #11317446, filed 2020-03, 12,000 miles“Navigation system gives wrong directions and has almost caused me to get in accidents as a result. Accurate voice command is needed for safety when traveling on the highway and realize I am lost and need to find out when to begin to move over and to exit it is unable to understand my very clear speech.”
NHTSA complaint #11406573, filed 2021-04, 30 miles“Windshield cracks. I have had the car since march 2018 and the windshield has cracked three times. The first two were the result of rocks hitting the windshield - the third was just a small crack on the passenger side right above the windshield. .I have been driving for 45 years and have never had a windshield crack - this windhield cracks constantly. - the product should be recalled”
NHTSA complaint #11208585, filed 2019-05, 12,000 miles“The windscreen cracked about two inches. On the passenger side from the top down in a straight line. No other vehicles near me. I did not notice that anything hit the windscreen. I was driving approximately sixty miles per hour eastbound on interstate 270 just east of interstate 70. About 7:30 in the morning.”
NHTSA complaint #11290951, filed 2019-12, 36,000 miles“Windshield spontaneously cracked from driver's side about 4 inches toward center. I actually witnessed the crack suddenly appear while hearing a cracking sound. The vehicle was in motion at the time; I was driving at 65 MPH on a smooth stretch of highway.”
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Other or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 33% |
| 2025 | 18 | 22% |
| 2024 | 29 | 28% |
| 2023 | 16 | 18% |
| 2022 | 87 | 19% |
| 2021 | 66 | 22% |
| 2020 | 153 | 17% |
| 2019 | 205 | 20% |
| 2018 | 163 | 20% |
| 2017 | 178 | 19% |
| 2016 | 124 | 19% |
| 2015 | 109 | 21% |
| 2014 | 22 | 11% |
| 2013 | 25 | 8% |
| 2012 | 24 | 8% |
| 2011 | 39 | 6% |
| 2010 | 19 | 5% |
| 2009 | 6 | 6% |
| 2008 | 10 | 4% |
| 2007 | 6 | 5% |
| 2006 | 13 | 5% |
| 2005 | 13 | 5% |
| 2004 | 3 | 3% |
| 2003 | 1 | 1% |
| 2002 | 2 | 1% |
| 2001 | 4 | 2% |
| 2000 | 6 | 3% |
| 1999 | 6 | 5% |
| 1998 | 4 | 3% |
| 1997 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2018 Subaru Outback
273 complaintsElectrical system
267 complaintsFuel system
46 complaintsEngine
37 complaintsSteering
36 complaintsVehicle speed control
21 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
19 complaintsBrakes
18 complaintsForward collision avoidance
18 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsWheels
11 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2018 Subaru Outback
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology