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2011 Subaru Outback brakes problems

78 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2011 Subaru Outback, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
78 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
81,000 miles 46 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
11 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2011 Subaru Outback Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 81,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 81,000 miles
Based on 46 complaints that include mileage. 39% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 46 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 11 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

1. Propulsion, acceleration, brakes, transmission- no longer available for inspection 2. The vehicle went completely out of control; I stood on the brakes as hard as I could but would not stop or slow the car at all. We careened down a hill and head on into a large tree 3. not reproduced or confirmed 4. Vehicle was inspected by insurance company and was declared a total loss 5. no signs of any malfunction prior to wreck

September 2023 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 subaru outback. The contact stated that the brakes failed at a very low speed in a parking space. When the brakes failed, the vehicle continued forward about 20 feet, pushing down a metal fence before stopping. The contact felt that the master cylinder was the cause of the failure. The vehicle was inspected by an authorized dealer and the dealer stated that there was nothing wrong.

Reported at 6,815 miles, November 2011 Crash

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