Subaru body & structure problems
Across all Subaru models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,017 complaints involve body & structure. The Outback accounts for the largest share (29%). The single worst model year is the 2015 Outback with 34 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,017 about body & structure, all Subaru models
- Most affected
- Outback 29% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 611 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 114 and 24
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Subaru models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2015 Subaru Outback34 complaints
- 2014 Subaru Forester30 complaints
- 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca28 complaints
- 2019 Subaru Outback28 complaints
- 2019 Subaru Forester27 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 22 |
| 1991 | 17 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 13 |
| 2000 | 22 |
| 2001 | 22 |
| 2002 | 40 |
| 2003 | 33 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 25 |
| 2006 | 43 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2008 | 70 |
| 2009 | 49 |
| 2010 | 32 |
| 2011 | 26 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 32 |
| 2014 | 63 |
| 2015 | 78 |
| 2016 | 45 |
| 2017 | 52 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2019 | 78 |
| 2020 | 50 |
| 2021 | 22 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Among the 611 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.