Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Subaru Outback has 20 NHTSA electrical complaints and 2 electrical-related recalls.
20
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
19V297000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, 2008-2011 Impreza vehicles, 2008-2014 WRX vehicles, 2005-2014 Legac...
13V061000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with an automatic or CVT transmission and an Audiovox remote eng...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My horn became intermittent, and stopped working. The car will not pass state inspection. It was dia... |
| Oct 4, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BACK UP CAMERA FAILURE! The camera in the lift gate get corrosion and stops working! the safety of p... |
| May 1, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Vehicle horn has failed to function. |
| Jun 5, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | While driving near my home on June 5, 2021, the vehicle simply shut off and simultaneously all the w... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | TOOK IT HOME FROM DEALER AND THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS AL... |
| Aug 19, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | 2013 OUTBACK LIMITED 3.6R BOUGHT NEW AND HAS 40K MILES. ON 3 OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 5 MONTHS, THE V... |
| Aug 11, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On a handful of occasions while driving, suddenly the car detects an object in front of the car that... |
| Apr 29, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET THE BRAKE LIGHT, CRUISE CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED F... |
| Apr 26, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING MY SUBARU OUTBACK 2013 2.5I PREMIUM MODEL, BRAKE LIGHT, CRUISE CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE L... |
| Apr 9, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AIRBAG RECALL, THE BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR FLASHES ON/OFF ON DASH, INTERMITTENT. ... |
| Jan 1, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | BACKUP CAMERA SHOWS BLUE SCREEN AND BACKUP GUIDE LINES BUT NO CAMERA IMAGE WHEN TRANSMISSION IS PLAC... |
| Oct 10, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ELDERLY WOMAN NEARLY RAN US OFF THE ROAD. HORN WOULDN'T WORK. BARELY AVOIDED CRASH. RELIABLE SUBARU ... |
| Jul 1, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM H7 BULB 5 TIMES THIS YEAR AND HAS EVEN BLOW LESS THAN 1 HOUR AFTER FIXED ... |
| May 16, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, THE CHECK ENGINE, AB... |
| Feb 12, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | UPON NOTICING A BLOWN 3RD TAIL LIGHT(ONE OF THE TAIL LIGHTS ON THE REAR HATCH/DOOR OF THE WAGON,) I ... |
| Dec 2, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I HAD NOTICED SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY REV FOR NO R... |
| Aug 4, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT AND ALARM GO OFF WHETHER PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT OR NOT. IN... |
| Jan 1, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | APPLY BRAKES WHILE IN MOTION AND CAR DOOR LOCKS OPEN. PASSENGER COMPLAINED WHEN GETTING OUT OF CAR ... |
| Mar 6, 2013 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SEATS | WITH THE EYESIGHT SYSTEM, OUTBACK MAY START BRAKING WHEN YOU ARE COMING UP ON ANOTHER CAR OR TRYING ... |
| Feb 19, 2013 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT | THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM OVERRIDES THE SAFETY BACKUP CAMERA WITH MESSAGES WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. ... |