Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Subaru Outback has 21 NHTSA other complaints and 0 other-related recalls.
21
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Strapped kayak to roof rack. Roof rack ripped off car while in traffic. Kayak went flying and was hi... |
| Jan 31, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | The hood latch released while I driving on the 101 freeway at about 70 MPH. The secondary lock held... |
| Jan 15, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Key gets stuck in the ignition. There was a recall on multiple models/years due to ignition switch f... |
| Jan 11, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Driving down interstate and the sunroof suddenly explodes. Thank goodness the shade was closed. I... |
| Oct 7, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Driving back to work, the seat belt alarm started chiming. I noticed the airbag light was on for the... |
| Aug 5, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | The engine was hesitating, loosing power on incline, and shaking when stopping. I had the engine rep... |
| May 1, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The backup camera began to malfunction (not work) intermittently until it stopped working altogether... |
| Aug 19, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Last summer I was driving on the interstate. I would say I was on the road for about 1.5 hours, it w... |
| Jul 31, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MOONROOF EXPLODED. 2013 SUBARU OUTBACK. OCCURED ON JULY 31, 2019 AT APPROX 7:30 PM. IT HAD BEEN O... |
| Mar 30, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHEN IN REVERSE, THE REAR CAMERA DISPLAYS ON THE SCREEN AS IT SHOULD. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE SY... |
| Oct 1, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I HAVE NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS AND PERSONALLY HAVE, S NON WORKING HORN AND S NON OPENING GAS COMPART... |
| Sep 5, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, AND FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. |
| Feb 14, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ~60MPH, THE SUNROOF SHATTERED, EXPLODING IN AN OUTWARD/UPWARD PATTERN FR... |
| Jan 7, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 2 LANE HIGHWAY, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND LIKE A SHOTGUN AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODE... |
| Jun 29, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SUBARU AND THEY SAID THE CATA... |
| Apr 6, 2017 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ISSUE: OCCASIONAL NON-RESPONSE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. 1ST OCCURRENCE ABOUT THREE WEEKS... |
| Mar 8, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I HAVE ONE OF THE SURRAUS THAT HAVE THE OIL CONSUMPION PROBLEM. HAVE HAD 2 OIL CONSUMPION TEST AT ... |
| May 19, 2016 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ON A CLEAR DRY MORNING I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN FRONT OF A BRICK OFFICE ... |
| Nov 1, 2015 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS CHANGING A FLAT TIRE WITH THE JACK PROVIDED BY SUBARU. I WAS ON A FLAT SURFACE ON ASPHALT. T... |
| Oct 15, 2015 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WNED PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICILE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AN... |