Lights complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Subaru outback has 97 NHTSA lights complaints and 1 lights-related recall.
97
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
12V602000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 Legacy and Outback vehicles, certain model year 2006 through 2012 Tribeca vehicles sold before Ja...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2020 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT REPEATEDLY, WITHOUT WARNING OR INCIDENT, SOMETIMES BOTH WITHIN A WEEK. CAR IS DR... |
| Nov 14, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT BURNS OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. REPLACING THE BULB IS NO... |
| Oct 4, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | MAIN HEADLAMPS BURN OUT EVERY 9 TO 10 MONTHS CAUSING A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION. REPLACEMENT OF T... |
| Jul 10, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITH ABNORMAL FREQUENCY. DRIVER'S SIDE BULB HAS NEEDED CHANGING ON AVERAGE EVERY 3... |
| Feb 15, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS TOGETHER PERIODICALLY TURN ON, AND OCCASION... |
| Jan 8, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ... |
| May 21, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | FREQUENT HEADLIGHT BURNOUT (HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULBS 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR) REVIE... |
| Mar 15, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | BOUGHT A 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK ON FEBRUARY 7, 2018 FROM DEALERSHIP, 90K MILES. I'VE OWED THIS CAR FOR ... |
| Feb 8, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE SUBARU OUTBACK 2011 HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS BURNING OUT FREQUENTLY. I REPLACE 7 HEADLI... |
| Dec 27, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2011 OUTBACK AND HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT 4 TIMES AS OF TODAY. SEEMS TO BE ... |
| Dec 17, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I HAVE REPLACE ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE 6 YEARS I HAVE OWN THIS CAR. |
| Nov 9, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 11-09-2017 AT AROUND 6:30 PM BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I COULD NOT ... |
| Jul 27, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AND YOU TURN ON HEADLIGHTS LOW BEAM, THEY ARE NOT WORKING. CAR CAN BE STATIONARY... |
| Mar 21, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I HAVE REPLACED HEADLIGHTS IN THIS VEHICLE FIVE TIMES AND THEY KEEP BURNING OUT. THE DRIVERS SIDE HE... |
| Mar 10, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS BURN OUT VERY QUICKLY - WITHIN 3-6 MONTHS, REPEATEDLY. ALSO, THE LOW BEAM HEAD... |
| Feb 3, 2017 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | EXTERIOR LIGHTS BURNING OUT FAR TOO FREQUENTLY. |
| Dec 28, 2016 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEAD LIGHT LOW BEAMS CONTINUE TO BURNOUT, HAVE HAD FOR 3 YEARS. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 LOW BEAM HEAD... |
| Dec 21, 2016 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT EVER 8-10 MONTHS. NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF BULB USED, THE LOW BEAM BU... |
| Dec 19, 2016 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ON MY 2011 SUBARU OUTBACK "BURNOUT" EVERY 4-5 MONTHS. I ADDRESSED THE ISSUE WITH... |
| Dec 12, 2016 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | REPEATED PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEADLIGHTS, MARKER LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS. I'M AWARE OF THE RECALL REPL... |