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What 454 owners told NHTSA about the 2022 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 (454)Crash / fire / injury (15)Visibility & wipers (279)Electrical system (47)Driver assistance (23)Engine (19)Transmission & drivetrain (16)Brakes (10)Lane Departure (10)Body & structure (7)Airbags (6)Fuel system (5)

1 of 454 complaints match · Body & structure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Nov 15, 2025Body & structure1 injury

I opened the trunk door went to retrieve my groceries and the trunk door came down with extreme force on the top of my head without warning hitting me in the head causing a concussion. The window sensors on the driver and passenger doors also were acting off prior. Not every time but I would try to close the window and it would go up half way and then come back down.

NHTSA ODI 11699581

Working with the data? Download all 454 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 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness verdict →