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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)

3 of 83 complaints match · Backup camera & sensors · clear filters

Nov 11, 2024Driver assistanceBackup camera & sensors

The car Will stop going backwards down a steep driveway thinking that the road is something that I’m going to hit. It will break going forward, including on the highway when there’s nothing in front of it it will break in the fog if the fog is heavy enough. In construction zones, it thinks every cone is a moving car and stops often. I contacted Subaru and they have not addressed my concerns.

NHTSA ODI 11624592

Jul 12, 2024Backup camera & sensors

Problem with phantom reverse automatic emergency braking. Backing up from my driveway causes uncommanded full braking once the vehicle is into the street, except when continuous brake pressure is applied while backing out. This has caused the vehicle to come to a full stop while blocking both lanes of traffic and caused an oncoming vehicle to have to also stop during the time it took the vehicle to be able to resume movement.

NHTSA ODI 11601523

Aug 2, 2023Backup camera & sensorsDriver assistanceCrash

while backing into a parking spot between 2 cars in a parking lot the reverse auto braking engaged. when going into forward the car accelerated and crashed into cement wall about 10-15 feet ahead. Just occurred so no other info available.

NHTSA ODI 11536023

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 →