2018 Subaru Outback cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 21 complaints for the 2018 Subaru Outback, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 8,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 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 14 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 8,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
The acceleration response is decoupled from the throttle. I had come to a complete stop at a stop sign. I tried to move ahead with a slight acceleration to get a view of cross traffic, unfortunately the vehicle accelerated too high and t boned into another car that was going across. The other vehicle was damaged. The problem is more evident while accelerating from slower speeds or from a stop.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 subaru outback. While attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle failed to accelerate. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent a specialist to assist the dealer. The failure recurred. The contact was provided a loaner vehicle. The contact's vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 10.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Subaru Outback
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 275 complaints
- Electrical system 269 complaints
- Fuel system 46 complaints
- Engine 37 complaints
- Steering 36 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 23 complaints
- Backover prevention 20 complaints
- Brakes 18 complaints