Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2014 Subaru outback has 28 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
28
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2023 | ENGINE | The car had been recently serviced through the dealer and had 66,000 miles (9 yrs old). It was 6k mi... |
| Nov 14, 2022 | ENGINE | Suburu Outback had been showing signs of needing more oil between routine changes and frequent top-o... |
| Nov 15, 2021 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving the oil warning light ... |
| Aug 24, 2020 | ENGINE | WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW, I WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL CHANGE NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED EVERY 7,500 ... |
| May 23, 2020 | ENGINE | THE CAR ENGINE DIES FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN OR ABOUT TO ENTER A HIGHWAY. THEN IT JUMP... |
| Dec 11, 2019 | ENGINE | MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK BLEW ON ME IN DECEMBER 2019. I WAS IN MOTION TURNING OFF ... |
| Sep 6, 2019 | ENGINE | OIL LIGHT COMES ON AFTER 3000 MILES FROM OIL CHANGE. SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER OIL CHANGE DESPITE ... |
| May 19, 2019 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ... |
| Nov 1, 2018 | ENGINE | AT 70,000 MILES (ROUNDED) ENGINE BEGAN LEAKING OIL FROM BOTH CAM CARRIERS AND THE UPPER OIL PAN. OIL... |
| Sep 26, 2018 | ENGINE | MY VEHICLE KEEPS BURNING ENGINE OIL AFTER 3,000 TO 4,000 MILES DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE SINCE N... |
| Nov 17, 2017 | ENGINE | I HAVE A 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. SUBARU RECENTLY SETTLED THE CL... |
| Oct 10, 2017 | ENGINE | TL- CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THROUGH SUBARU FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUM... |
| Sep 10, 2017 | ENGINE | WHEN AT A STOP EITHER AT A 4 WAY, TRAFFIC LIGHT, OR WAITING TO MAKE A TURN, SOMETIMES THE CAR HESITA... |
| Aug 31, 2017 | ENGINE | VEHICLE BEGAN USING OIL AFTER APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON ... |
| Jul 15, 2017 | ENGINE | MY SUBARU OUTBACK 2014 HAS 50,000 MILES, LOW OIL LIGHT COMES UP ABOUT 4000 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE. S... |
| Jul 3, 2017 | ENGINE | AT 38,000 MILES LOW-OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. I STOPPED AT A MADISON WI DEALER WHO INDICATED... |
| Mar 22, 2017 | ENGINE | IN THE SHOP FOR MOTOR PROBLEM AT DEALER GETTING FIX. |
| Oct 19, 2016 | ENGINE | OIL SENSOR LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATES. OIL IS LOW. SENSOR MEASURES PRESSURE NOT LEVEL. OIL PUMP HAS N... |
| Jul 1, 2016 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN INORDINATE AMO... |
| Dec 15, 2015 | ENGINE | AT APPROXIMATELY 29000 MILEAGE ON THE MY 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE O... |