Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2019 Subaru Outback has 357 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
357
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after the vehicle was not started fo... |
| Feb 24, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spee... |
| Feb 21, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Battery completely dead after 4 days of not driving; this is after I purchased a $210 brand new batt... |
| Dec 28, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The car repeatedly drains the battery after being left for a short time (a day or 2). This has now h... |
| Jul 6, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Repeated battery drain within 48 hours use of the vehicle, to the point the battery will no longer s... |
| May 27, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Purchased 2019 Subaru outback June 2019. Have had multiple batteries replaced. Approximately every y... |
| May 7, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Battery draining fast. installed new battery last month. Car is dead and had to be towed to dealer. ... |
| Apr 14, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Every few days of car not being used battery is being completely drained. We replaced 3 new batterie... |
| Apr 12, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I am on my third battery for this car. It apparently has a known software issue of a parasitic batte... |
| Mar 23, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Car screen is malfunctioning. Starts doing own things and can cause huge distraction to the driver. ... |
| Mar 10, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Subaru settled a class action lawsuit regarding faulty battery and DMC component that drains the bat... |
| Feb 25, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact... |
| Feb 20, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE | Parasitic battery drain when vehicle is turned off. The DCM module in these vehicles will not shut o... |
| Feb 6, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I feel unsafe driving my car. My car could break down in the middle of nowhere at night, or worse. ... |
| Feb 4, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Parasitic battery draw - when left completely unattended for about 10 days, the battery is drained, ... |
| Feb 1, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Screen is delaminating. Becoming unresponsive at times. Making ghost touches, phone calls, opening... |
| Jan 15, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The Radio has what looks like water spots under the screen, this causes the infotainment system to g... |
| Jan 12, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | First battery --original to the car lasted about 3.5 yrs. Replacement lasted less than 2 yrs and wa... |
| Jan 3, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Battery not charging. Battery from 09/2024. Unable to turn vehicle over. After charging battery, it ... |
| Jan 1, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The head unit on the vehicle has an issue where it bubbles and it’s causing the touch screen to spaz... |