2016 Subaru Outback cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 22 complaints for the 2016 Subaru Outback, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 4,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 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 16 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 4,000 miles, and 94% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while his wife was parking the vehicle, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle accelerated forward going down a hill. The vines from the woods prevented the vehicle from going into a lake. The contact’s wife later received medical attention for an injury to her left leg. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it remained. The vehicle was not deemed totaled by the insurance company.
The subaru eyesight system is dangerous. I've had two instances where the vehicle activated the forward-collision warning and started to break for reasons unknown to me. Once was in the middle of an intersection. Fortunately, the cars behind me were not too close to rear end me. This happened around 2 p.m. In the middle of summer with the sun behind the vehicle.
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
- Brakes 19 complaints
- Body & structure 19 complaints