Subaru backover prevention problems
Across all Subaru models in NHTSA's complaint database, 133 complaints involve backover prevention. The Outback accounts for the largest share (49%). The single worst model year is the 2018 Outback with 20 backover prevention complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 133 about backover prevention, all Subaru models
- Most affected
- Outback 49% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Subaru models
Worst model years for backover prevention
- 2018 Subaru Outback20 complaints
- 2020 Subaru Outback10 complaints
- 2019 Subaru Outback9 complaints
- 2025 Subaru Forester6 complaints
- 2015 Subaru Outback5 complaints
Backover prevention complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 31 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 26,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.