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What 83 owners told NHTSA about the 2024 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 (83)Crash / fire / injury (7)Visibility & wipers (17)Electrical system (14)Driver assistance (13)Airbags (6)Lane Departure (6)Transmission & drivetrain (6)Engine (5)Steering (4)Backup camera & sensors (3)Brakes (3)

1 of 83 complaints match · Brakes · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Nov 7, 2025BrakesLane Departure1 injury

Continued issue with phantom reverse automatic emergency braking occurring while backing up from my driveway causing the car to fully brake without me touching the brake pedal at all once the vehicle is into the street. The only time it doesn’t occur is when continuous brake pressure is applied while backing out. This has caused the car to come to complete harsh jerking stop, whipping my head and neck forward and back several times. Each time, there are NO people, cars, or anything around that could be seen as a potential hazard.

NHTSA ODI 11698068

Working with the data? Download all 83 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 2024 Subaru Outback Wilderness verdict →