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What 805 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 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 (805)Crash / fire / injury (34)Visibility & wipers (272)Electrical system (265)Fuel system (45)Engine (36)Steering (35)Speed control (21)Backup camera & sensors (19)Brakes (18)Driver assistance (18)Transmission & drivetrain (14)

1 of 805 complaints match · Visibility & wipers · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jul 16, 2019Visibility & wipersCrash

WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK DRIVER SIDE BOTTOM CORNER, WITH NO CHIP OR REASON FOR THE CRACK

NHTSA ODI 11232216

Working with the data? Download all 805 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 2018 Subaru Outback Wilderness verdict →