Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Subaru Outback has 25 NHTSA speed control complaints and 0 speed control-related recalls.
25
Complaints
0
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving at a slow speed, the b... |
| Dec 3, 2025 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | While in a parking lot moving at very slow rate speed the car suddenly accelerated on its own. I h... |
| Sep 11, 2025 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after driving onto the driveway and ... |
| Dec 13, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 12/13/24 Incident 1: I braked as I approached a stop sign, but instead the car accelerated, running ... |
| Apr 14, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I experienced sudden acceleration in downtown and almost hit three cars, caused me to run three red ... |
| Mar 15, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the vehicle was shifted into reverse... |
| Jul 21, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | accelerator dangerously increased and could not slow down. i pressed the ignition button(to kill t... |
| Mar 4, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | My vehicle accelerated when I was at a red light. My foot was on the brake. It also accelerated when... |
| Nov 16, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yesterday, I was accelerating at a reasonable rate from a stop. My Outback stopped responding to the... |
| Nov 7, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | I was driving my 2017 Subaru Outback on a trip from New York to Florida. On I-95 in heavy traffic I... |
| Feb 13, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | On 2/13/22 I started my vehicle to move it back into the garage. Upon putting it into 'Drive' the e... |
| Nov 15, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1) the car accelerated without any change in my driving. My car is available for inspection. 2) My s... |
| Nov 15, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS IN MOTION AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, AND AS I BEGAN TO LIGHTLY APPLY MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN,... |
| Oct 19, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | IF IT'S RAINING OUTSIDE SOMETIMES THE CRUIS CONTROL WILL CUT OUT |
| Jan 1, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE CAR ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKING. ONLY HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR. DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE OR WHAT I... |
| Aug 20, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | CAR STALLED (4X'S AT LEAST) WHEN MAKING TURNS; STALLED AFTER PASSING A CAR WHEN I RETURNED TO MY LAN... |
| Aug 19, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | YESTERDAY MORNING, I STOPPED MY SUBARU IN ORDER TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE ... |
| Jul 16, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A CITY STREET, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I ACCELERATED THROUGH TH... |
| May 12, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHEN PULLING INTO A HEAD NO PRKING SPACE, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR SPED FORWARD SEVERAL FEET, H... |
| Apr 20, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A VERY SLOW SPEED,... |