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2000 Subaru Outback tires & wheels problems

The 2000 Subaru Outback has 36 tires & wheels complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

36

Tires & Wheels complaints

15%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Tires & Wheels complaints by year

Outback tires & wheels complaints by model year36 complaints1996: 7 complaints1997: 3 complaints1998: 9 complaints1999: 4 complaints2000: 36 complaints2001: 12 complaints2002: 7 complaints2003: 9 complaints2004: 1 complaints2005: 14 complaints2006: 12 complaints2007: 6 complaints2008: 7 complaints2009: 3 complaints2010: 14 complaints2011: 19 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 8 complaints2014: 5 complaints2015: 8 complaints2016: 3 complaints2017: 7 complaints2018: 14 complaints2019: 4 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 6 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 1 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Outback tires & wheels complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“TIRE BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NO KNOWN OBJECTS HIT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO VIRGINIA IN HOT WEATHER. TIRE WAS SHREDDED LEAVING LITTLE TIRE ON WHEEL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/60R16 )”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Tires & Wheels · July 22, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many tires & wheels complaints does the 2000 Subaru Outback have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 2000 Subaru Outback tires & wheels — 15% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.