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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

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2018 Subaru Outback Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 8,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 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: 8,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 100% 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 miles9
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

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.

Reported at 3,000 miles, July 2018 CrashInjury

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.

Reported at 10 miles, June 2018

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Cruise control problems in other years

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