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What 65 owners told NHTSA about the 2025 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 (65)Crash / fire / injury (5)Driver assistance (17)Lane Departure (13)Electrical system (8)Airbags (5)Backup camera & sensors (5)Brakes (5)Steering (5)Visibility & wipers (5)Engine (3)Lights (3)

1 of 65 complaints match · Lane Departure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Aug 15, 2025Lane DepartureBackup camera & sensorsCrash

Unforced acceleration occurred in a parking lot. I had my foot off the gas pedal, and had the car easing to a stop, when the car sped up rapidly and scraped the side of a large van. The car eventually came to a stop as i was applying the brake as much as i could. The passenger side of subaru was damaged extensively. I reported this to our insurance agent and lithia.

NHTSA ODI 11680849

Working with the data? Download all 65 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 2025 Subaru Outback Wilderness verdict →