Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Subaru Outback has 45 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
45
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2024 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2011 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and... |
| Mar 5, 2023 | ENGINE | in 2023 my car started overheating. took it in and it was the headgasket. even with the age of my ca... |
| Aug 20, 2022 | ENGINE | The car got overheated on 8/20/2022, because of the mechanical and design issue, specifically the co... |
| Jun 10, 2021 | ENGINE | My 2011 Outback had a head gasket failure at 98,000 miles. The car overheated which forced me to pu... |
| Apr 28, 2021 | ENGINE | VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND STALLS WHEN STOPPING. SUBARU ADMITS THERE'S A PROBLEM IN A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT... |
| Apr 22, 2021 | ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY, TO AVOID A SUDDEN ACCIDENT, I WAS FORCED TO HIT MY BRAKES. MY VEHICLE ... |
| Jul 19, 2020 | ENGINE | HEAD GASKET BLEW, OUT OF NOWHERE, NO ISSUES LEADING UP TO THIS. CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED. IT HAD AROU... |
| Jun 4, 2020 | ENGINE | IM APPALLED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS NOT BEEN CONSIDERED A RECALL CONSIDERING ALL THE COMPLAINT... |
| May 12, 2020 | ENGINE | NO INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING....YET. WANT TO REPORT A COMMON AND KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SUBARU'S, THE HEAD ... |
| Mar 16, 2020 | ENGINE | DUE TO A WELL-KNOWN DESIGN FLAW THE ENGINE HAD A SEVERE HEAD GASKET LEAK. THE LEAK LEAD TO A FOAM... |
| Oct 25, 2019 | ENGINE | COOLANT IS LEAKING ONTO TOP OF ENGINE BLOCK IN TWO PLACES. IT LOOKS TO BE LEAKING WHERE THE COOLANT ... |
| Aug 15, 2019 | ENGINE | THE HEAD GASKET BLEW WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD IN OREGON AT... |
| Aug 1, 2019 | ENGINE | ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITH OUT WARNING DUE TO FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSING A VERY DANGEROU... |
| Jul 11, 2019 | ENGINE | THERE IS A COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEM (KNOWN BY REPAIR TECHS FOR YEARS, ALTHOUGH NOT DISCLOSED BY SUBARU... |
| Jul 9, 2019 | ENGINE | AROUND 130,000 MILES CAR BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SHUDDERING - WILL SOMETIMES SHUDDER AND STALL ... |
| Apr 27, 2019 | ENGINE | WE'VE ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH SUBARU AMERICA, BUT THEY DON'T RESPOND. 2011 PURCHASED NEW... |
| Apr 12, 2019 | ENGINE | 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION AND PHOTO. |
| Feb 17, 2019 | ENGINE | DRIVING UP A GRADUAL HILL ON INTERSTATE. ENGINE WARNING AND MULTIPLE OTHER LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. ... |
| Dec 29, 2018 | ENGINE | ENGINE SOMETIMES FALTERS AND DIES WHEN COMING TO A STOP; USUALLY ONLY IN THE FIRST FEW MILES OF DRIV... |
| Dec 22, 2018 | ENGINE | 1. STALLING - CAR STALLS WHEN BRAKING QUICKLY - STALLS WHEN YOU COME TO A QUICK STOP. CAR IS IN MOT... |