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2021 Subaru Outback driver assistance problems

The 2021 Subaru Outback has 53 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

53

Driver Assistance complaints

13%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Outback driver assistance complaints by model year107 complaints2011: 3 complaints2012: 1 complaints2013: 7 complaints2014: 2 complaints2015: 14 complaints2016: 19 complaints2017: 44 complaints2018: 51 complaints2019: 75 complaints2020: 107 complaints2021: 53 complaints2022: 50 complaints2023: 34 complaints2024: 24 complaints2025: 41 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Outback driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

Car experienced unintended acceleration and the pre-collision safety system failed to engage. Car accelerated into a building and the driver stopped car's attempt to continue forward progress by taking the car out of drive mode. The pre-collision system failed completely. The Electronic Control…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · April 13, 2023 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2021 Subaru Outback have?

NHTSA has 53 complaints about the 2021 Subaru Outback driver assistance — 13% 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.