2016 Subaru Outback brakes problems
19 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2016 Subaru Outback, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 11,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 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 13 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 11,000 miles, and 85% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
I exited the expressway. I was approaching a red light. This was where I usually make a right to go home. Obviously I was trying to slow down the car, and I stepped on the brake. And the car did not slow down. I continued pumping the brakes but the brakes would not work. My wife was in the passenger seat, and my mother-in-law was riding in the back seat. As the brakes failed, I continued attempting to slow the car.
I left my home to go get gas a few minutes away. After I filled up at the pump, my car would not start. I tried several times, and asked a gas station attendant for help. He said it sounded like the battery or alternator. I was able to get the car into neutral, and he pushed my car back into a parking spot so I could call someone for a jump. However, within the few minutes of trying to start my car and being pushed, the battery drained so quickly that the car was completely dead and inoperable.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Subaru Outback
- Electrical system 310 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 91 complaints
- Engine 56 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 42 complaints
- Steering 24 complaints
- Cruise control 22 complaints
- Body & structure 19 complaints