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2017 Subaru Outback forward collision avoidance problems

Owners reported forward collision avoidance problems in 31 complaints for the 2017 Subaru Outback, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
31 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
22,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
9 and 0
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When forward collision avoidance problems show up

Forward collision avoidance complaints by mileage, 2017 Subaru Outback Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 22,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 22,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 87% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 15 forward collision avoidance complaints that report mileage, the median is about 22,000 miles, and 87% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 9 crashes, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

While attempting to park in a parking spot with a concrete parking lot stop the car experience an unintended acceleration and did not engage the safety braking system causing the car to jump over the concrete parking lot stops and hit a light lost and concrete supporting barrier behind the concrete parking lot stop. There were no warnings and this caused injury to the driver and passenger. A police report is being issued as well as contact with the car manufacturer.

July 2022 CrashInjury

Vehicle was in motion on a highway when the driver heard the windshield crack. Driver never saw any item strike the windshield. Because eyesight sensors have to be recalibrated after a windshield replacement, this incident cost almost $1000 to repair.

Reported at 20,000 miles, October 2019

Other problems reported for the 2017 Subaru Outback

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Forward collision avoidance problems across all Subaru models