Subaru Outback Steering problems
0.3 vs. all vehicles Too few recent reports to judge
73 of the 3,816 complaints about the Subaru Outback (1.9%) concern Steering, making it the model's #8 problem area. That share is 0.3× the Steering share across all tracked vehicles.
73Complaints · Steering
1.9%Share of complaints
0.3×vs. all vehicles
6Last 12 months
2.7%Share involving a crash or fire
0Related recalls
Analysis
6 Steering complaints were filed in the last 12 months.
2 of these reports (2.7%) describe a crash or fire, with 3 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
No recall campaign addresses Steering for the tracked model years.
By model year
When complaints were filed
Last 12 months: 6 · Previous 12 months: 1
What owners report
When engine auto-restarts after Auto Start-Stop has started engine, steering wheel jerks violently if it is not completely straight, dislocated my 5th finger.
While day driving on a clearly marked interstate in slightly hazy weather from fires, the car suddenly, unprompted, steered to the left without any warning or any indicators going off.
SUMMARY OF SAFETY DEFECT: The vehicle exhibits severe, premature corrosion and rust perforation of the front subframe (crossmember) assembly. This structural component is deteriorating at an accelerated rate, compromising the vehicle's structural integrity.
Subaru has a tsb for a steering rack pinion rattle noise problem front end rattle, Subaru refused to repair it
I bought a brand new 2025 subaru outback in April of 2025. At first service (oil change and tire rotation) in Jan 2026, I complained that the vehicle keeps swerving left and right and Subaru of Ann Arbor said they will diagnose the i-Sight vehicle system and…
I am filing this complaint regarding multiple serious safety defects in my 2021 Subaru Outback purchased in July 2021, currently at 48000 miles THERMO CONTROL VALVE FAILURE (26,307 miles) While traveling in the center lane on [XXX] southbound in [XXX] the…
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
No recall campaign addresses Steering for the tracked model years.
Problem areas · Subaru Outback
- Body & structure1478
- Electrical1039
- Unspecified or other487
- Engine188
- Driver-assist systems144
- Transmission / powertrain100
- Airbags & seat belts74
- Steering73
- Brakes65
- Fuel system59
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