Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2014 Subaru Outback has 13 NHTSA brakes complaints and 1 brakes-related recall.
13
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | My 2014 Subaru Outback, with only 42,000 miles on it, is unfortunately among the 3% (per Consumer Re... |
| Jan 27, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Parking break did not disengage. It also blocked the key hole and car could not be moved. I called A... |
| Dec 12, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKE PADS HARDLY WARN AFTER 100000 MILES. REAR BRAKE PADS WARE OUT AT ABOUT 30000 M... |
| Feb 23, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | I HAVE CHANGE MY EMERGENCY BREAKS. HOWEVER.KEEP THE LIGHT ON.IDID TAKE TO SUBARU DEALER AND THEY TO... |
| Oct 3, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | EBRAKE COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. |
| Oct 1, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED.... |
| May 1, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, SLOWING TO LET A PEDESTRIAN CROSS IN A CROS... |
| Jan 2, 2017 | PARKING BRAKE,SERVICE BRAKES | MY E-BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN WORKING FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE RED BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES WHE... |
| Aug 17, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | FAILURE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 13800 MILE AND AGAIN AT 13900 MILES WHILE BEING DRI... |
| Aug 23, 2015 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL MY SUBARU OUTBACK INTO MY GARAGE AND WAS HEADING TOWARD THE GARAGE DOOR OP... |
| May 28, 2015 | SERVICE BRAKES | RIGHT REAR BRAKE BEGAN TO CLATTER, THEN SCRAPE. THE ROTOR WAS BADLY SCORED. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT ... |
| Jun 5, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE BRAK... |
| Apr 10, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBURU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHEN ... |