2010 Subaru Outback Problems

Typical for Model

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2010 Subaru Outback. Part of Generation 4 — 2010–2014.

20092011
Complaints
466
Crashes
20
Fires
3
Injuries
12
Fatalities
Recalls
19

Worst 2010 Subaru Outback Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#179 complaints

POWER TRAIN

Avg mileage:100,325 mi
Crash-related:1
Fires:1
#244 complaints

ENGINE

Avg mileage:133,066 mi
Crash-related:2
#341 complaints

STEERING

Avg mileage:18,788 mi
Crash-related:1
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2010 Subaru Outback.

POWER TRAIN
79
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Avg Miles
100,325
ENGINE
44
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
133,066
STEERING
41
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
18,788
AIR BAGS
37
complaints
Crashes
3
Fires
Avg Miles
40,568
SERVICE BRAKES
35
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Avg Miles
128,706
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
34
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
64,916
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
31
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
74,692
SUSPENSION
22
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
61,321
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
19
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
103,960
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
15
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
4,843
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
13
complaints
Crashes
4
Fires
Avg Miles
60,009
TIRES
9
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
12,345
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
7,579
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
7
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
2,106
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
8,409
STRUCTURE:BODY
7
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
80,500
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
6
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
3,617
STRUCTURE
5
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
19,608
VISIBILITY/WIPER
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
60,218
WHEELS
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
35,426
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
82,525
SEATS
4
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
28,333
SUSPENSION:FRONT
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
95
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
100,000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
1,000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
146,000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
475
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
96,000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
10,000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
129,000

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Recalls for 2010 Subaru Outback

19 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~3,290,024 vehicles.

20V001000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~258,813 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (STI included), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

20V003000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~111,562 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

20V002000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~127,547 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

19V297000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
~511 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, 2008-2011 Impreza vehicles, 2008-2014 WRX vehicles, 2005-2014 Legacy vehicles, 2005-2014 Outback vehicles and 2006-2008 Tribeca vehicles equipped with a mechanical key ignition switch installed as a replacement part. The ball spring inside the switch may break, reducing the strength of the ignition switch. If this occurs, the weight on the key ring and certain road conditions could cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine.

19V009000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~452,630 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles and 2010-2013 Forester vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

19V007000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~43,394 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Forester, 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Outback, Legacy, and 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

19V008000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~330,120 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Outback, and Legacy vehicles, 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles and 2010-2013 Forester vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

18V626000PARKING BRAKE
~27,175 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with a manual transmission. The electronic parking brake (EPB) may not engage as intended, allowing the vehicle to rollaway if the transmission is not in the proper gear when parked.

18V013000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~93,209 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2010 Tribeca, Impreza, Forester, WRX, Legacy, and Outback vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

18V012000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~64,179 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Legacy, Forester, Tribeca, WRX and Outback vehicles, and 2009-2011 Impreza vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

+ 9 more recalls

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