Best Year to Buy a Subaru Outback
Reliability rankings across 21 model years, based on NHTSA owner complaints
Based on 21 model years of NHTSA complaint data, the 2024 Subaru Outback is the most reliable year to buy with a Klunk Score of 100/100 ("Smooth Ride") and only 2 owner complaints. The 2020 model year is the least reliable with 889 complaints and a score of 5/100 ("Total Klunk").
All Years Ranked
2024Smooth Ride 2 2025Smooth Ride 65 2023Solid Pick 85 2009Solid Pick 111 2007Solid Pick 128 2014Proceed with Caution 208 2008Proceed with Caution 230 2005Proceed with Caution 272 2006Proceed with Caution 280 2013Proceed with Caution 295 2012Proceed with Caution 290 2021Proceed with Caution 289 2010Check Engine 359 2022Check Engine 453 2015Check Engine 504 2016Total Klunk 637 2011Total Klunk 649 2018Total Klunk 803 2017Total Klunk 916 2019Total Klunk 1,029 2020Total Klunk 889
100
83
77
71
68
53
50
46
45
44
44
44
38
30
25
18
17
8
5
5
5