Subaru lane departure problems
Across all Subaru models in NHTSA's complaint database, 295 complaints involve lane departure. The Outback accounts for the largest share (42%). The single worst model year is the 2020 Forester with 25 lane departure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 295 about lane departure, all Subaru models
- Most affected
- Outback 42% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 10,000 miles 58 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Subaru models
Worst model years for lane departure
- 2020 Subaru Forester25 complaints
- 2020 Subaru Outback24 complaints
- 2019 Subaru Outback20 complaints
- 2025 Subaru Outback20 complaints
- 2021 Subaru Ascent17 complaints
Lane departure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2019 | 46 |
| 2020 | 55 |
| 2021 | 39 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2025 | 36 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Among the 58 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 10,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.