Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Subaru Outback has 55 NHTSA brakes complaints and 1 brakes-related recall.
55
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
18V626000
PARKING BRAKE
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with a manual transmission. The electroni...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Just lost brakes. Was parked at an atm. In park, foot on brake as i was shifting into drive, brake... |
| Jan 10, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | The car was being driven down the road, when the brake pedal went soft. At that point the vehicle ha... |
| Jan 10, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | The brake system had a total failure. Driving down the road and the brake pedal went completely sof... |
| Jan 10, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Going down the road and my breaks went to the floor, further inspection the back passenger 4 way blo... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2011 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving approximately 30-35 MPH and... |
| Jul 29, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | Rear brake lines at junction block right rear corroded.As is the sane situation with 2009 models and... |
| Jan 2, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | The parking brake actuator has failed. A recall already exists for this exact component but only ex... |
| Nov 1, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | Rear brake line rusted through at 4 way connector and again on side of tank. It is visible to inspec... |
| Oct 1, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | The rear brakes lines have rusted out to the point of leaking. Could of loss brakes on the road! |
| Jul 27, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | July 2023 badly leaking hard brake lines, apparently at Right Rear underbody 4-way connector. This ... |
| Nov 14, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | rear break line failure at the junction box... complete rotten off... all other lines coating and ... |
| Oct 5, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | When the check engine light is illuminated for any reason, it could be as simple as the gas cap isn'... |
| Sep 22, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Brake light came on while driving and brake pedal went to the floor..suddenly...NO brakes at all. T... |
| Jun 26, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2011 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, ext... |
| Jan 6, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Brakes become soft and sometimes depression of brake pedal to floor to activate brakes. Master cyli... |
| Oct 17, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | I was driving and suddenly loss almost all brake pressure. The brakes just went to the floor. Fort... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The emergency brake light and traction symbol have started flashing when I’m driving and now the EB ... |
| Sep 26, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | Partial brake failure while driving on Interstate. When applying brakes, the dash light came on and ... |
| May 15, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | The Brake line on 2011 Subaru Outback are leaking in the rear. This vehicle is not listed under the... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKES MUSHY, EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL, HAVE TO PUMP THEM UP TO STOP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LO... |