Structure complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Subaru Outback has 17 NHTSA structure complaints and 0 structure-related recalls.
17
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2024 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Defective windshields. The vehicle has been in my possession for 4 years. During these 4 years i've ... |
| Jan 1, 2023 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving at a slow speed, the t... |
| Apr 28, 2022 | STRUCTURE | I noticed a crack in my front windshield for no reason, it looked like it had come up from under the... |
| Jan 10, 2022 | STRUCTURE | When opening the sun roof cover I heard a "PING" noise like a mouth harp or piece of metal being fli... |
| Nov 1, 2021 | STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield continously cracks. The windshield is prone to cracking. Within two years I've had two ... |
| May 10, 2021 | STRUCTURE | SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. HAPPENED AT 7 A.M. 5/10/2021 IN MECHA... |
| Apr 23, 2021 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | A 12 INCH CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD APPEARED AFTER I HEARD A LOUD SHARP SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOT... |
| Mar 16, 2021 | STRUCTURE | BOUGHT BRAND NEW, IN 5 MONTHS THE WINDSHIELD HAD A CRACKED WINDSHIELD, NOT THE IMPACT STRIKE SPIDER ... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | STRUCTURE | I have owned the 2020 Subaru Outback since December 2020. Staring in 2021 there have been problems w... |
| Jan 26, 2021 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN THE GARAGE WHILE IT WAS STATIONARY. NOTHING PHYSICALLY DAMAGED THE WINDSHI... |
| Nov 25, 2020 | STRUCTURE | I WAS DRIVING AND MY WINDSHIELD JUST CRACKED. |
| Nov 1, 2020 | STRUCTURE,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 65 mph when multiple warnin... |
| Aug 17, 2020 | STRUCTURE | 2020 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE REAR LIFTGATE. *LD THE CONSUMER INAD... |
| Jul 31, 2020 | STRUCTURE | WE WERE DRIVING DOWN HIWAY 50 NEAR GUNNISON CO WHEN WE HEARD A SHARP SOUND FOLLOWED BY THE WINDSHIEL... |
| Jan 14, 2020 | STRUCTURE | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 65 MPH. HEAR A SMALL "CLICK." LOOK OVER AND DISCOVER A 6" CRACK IN THE WINDSHI... |
| Jan 11, 2020 | STRUCTURE | GOT INTO THE CAR , SHUT THE DOOR AND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THE CAR IS TWO WEEKS OLD. |
| Jan 7, 2020 | STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 M... |