Subaru tires problems
Across all Subaru models in NHTSA's complaint database, 381 complaints involve tires. The Outback accounts for the largest share (32%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Outback with 32 tires complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 381 about tires, all Subaru models
- Most affected
- Outback 32% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 22,000 miles 133 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 7
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Subaru models
Worst model years for tires
- 2000 Subaru Outback32 complaints
- 2000 Subaru Legacy18 complaints
- 2001 Subaru Outback10 complaints
- 1998 Subaru Forester9 complaints
- 2000 Subaru Forester9 complaints
Tires complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1993 | 11 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 21 |
| 1999 | 16 |
| 2000 | 61 |
| 2001 | 26 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 133 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 22,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.