2013 Subaru Outback fuel system problems
Owners reported fuel system problems in 15 complaints for the 2013 Subaru Outback, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 27,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 27,000 miles, and 73% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was pulling into a parking space very slowly when the car went into overdrive and suddenly accelerated at a high speed. It plunged down a slight decline and hit a large tree. My airbag failed to deploy although I was thrown violently forward, and the car sustained severe front end damage. The car is considered a total loss and I spent a day at a hospital emergency room. The sudden unexpected acceleration and the lack of airbag inflation is going to be assessed by Subaru on 10/24/23.
On a freezing day in november 2019, while running an errand first thing in the morning, my 2013 subaru outback revved and tried to accelerate when I was driving that I had to push the brakes down all the way to control the speed. I put the car in neutral while pulling up to a stoplight. It quit revving so much, so when the light turned green, I put back in drive and was controllable. I let the car sit for an hour and drove again towards our local subaru dealership.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Subaru Outback
- Engine 68 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 60 complaints
- Air bags 42 complaints
- Steering 34 complaints
- Brakes 31 complaints
- Cruise control 26 complaints
- Electrical system 23 complaints
- Suspension 15 complaints