2016 Subaru Outback steering problems
24 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2016 Subaru Outback, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 8,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 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 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 8,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was traveling on I49 at ~60 MPH, in light rain, and non freezing temperature. I was on a straight stretch of road with cruise control off. The tires were in good condition. I was approaching brush creek bridge and holding the steering wheel steady and straight. The car started to drift left and steering was not responding. The rear of the car started to get ahead of the front and the car was going sideways. As soon as the car stared to drift, I took my foot off the gas and tried to regain steering.
Driving in the center of my lane on a wet highway. Cruise control on at 65 MPH. Lane sway on. The car acted as if the lane sway activated and gave a strong steering wheel bump like it does if you are close to the side road stripe. I was dead center in my lane, and there was no reason for it to bump the steering. It did this to me three times within a ten mile drive. After the third time I turned the lane sway off and was soon driving in town and it did not do it again.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Subaru Outback
- Electrical system 310 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 91 complaints
- Engine 56 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 42 complaints
- Cruise control 22 complaints
- Brakes 19 complaints
- Body & structure 19 complaints