Subaru cruise control problems
Across all Subaru models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,531 complaints involve cruise control. The Outback accounts for the largest share (35%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Outback with 99 cruise control complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,531 about cruise control, all Subaru models
- Most affected
- Outback 35% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 38,000 miles 1,009 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 496 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Subaru models
Worst model years for cruise control
- 2006 Subaru Outback99 complaints
- 2015 Subaru Forester71 complaints
- 2014 Subaru Forester42 complaints
- 2005 Subaru Outback40 complaints
- 2016 Subaru Forester37 complaints
Cruise control complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1997 | 19 |
| 1998 | 38 |
| 1999 | 29 |
| 2000 | 31 |
| 2001 | 58 |
| 2002 | 48 |
| 2003 | 36 |
| 2004 | 44 |
| 2005 | 76 |
| 2006 | 151 |
| 2007 | 30 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2009 | 34 |
| 2010 | 50 |
| 2011 | 46 |
| 2012 | 42 |
| 2013 | 56 |
| 2014 | 75 |
| 2015 | 126 |
| 2016 | 83 |
| 2017 | 74 |
| 2018 | 70 |
| 2019 | 72 |
| 2020 | 51 |
| 2021 | 39 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Among the 1,009 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.