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What 208 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Subaru Outback Wilderness

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (208)Crash / fire / injury (18)Airbags (38)Engine (35)Electrical system (32)Transmission & drivetrain (25)Brakes (22)Steering (17)Speed control (14)Fuel system (13)Body & structure (11)Visibility & wipers (10)

1 of 208 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jun 20, 2014SteeringCrash

THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. WHEN CAR STOPPED, THE STEERING CAN NOT TURN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A NEW ONE, BUT THE STEERING IS STILL TOO HARD TO TURN AND FEEL EXHAUSTING TO DRIVE. AND THE DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10604884

Working with the data? Download all 208 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2014 Subaru Outback Wilderness verdict →