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 2017 model year is the least reliable with 916 complaints and a score of 5/100 ("Total Klunk").
All Years Ranked
2024Smooth Ride 2 2025Smooth Ride 76 2023Solid Pick 89 2009Solid Pick 112 2007Solid Pick 128 2014Proceed with Caution 208 2008Proceed with Caution 230 2005Proceed with Caution 272 2006Proceed with Caution 280 2021Proceed with Caution 294 2013Proceed with Caution 296 2012Proceed with Caution 292 2010Check Engine 360 2022Check Engine 462 2015Check Engine 509 2011Total Klunk 651 2016Total Klunk 641 2018Total Klunk 807 2020Total Klunk 895 2019Total Klunk 1,033 2017Total Klunk 916
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80
76
71
68
53
50
46
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44
38
29
25
17
17
8
5
5
5