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2020 Subaru Outback forward collision avoidance problems

Owners reported forward collision avoidance problems in 73 complaints for the 2020 Subaru Outback, 6% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
73 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
9,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When forward collision avoidance problems show up

Forward collision avoidance complaints by mileage, 2020 Subaru Outback Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 9,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 15 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 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: 9,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 94% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles15
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 forward collision avoidance complaints that report mileage, the median is about 9,000 miles, and 94% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes.

What owners wrote

On tuesday 9 february, 2021 I was returning home from picking my two children up from school (age 4 and 6). As I approached the drive way the brakes functioned properly to allow me to turn into the driveway, but suddenly the brakes stopped functioning and the car accelerated driving straight through my closed garage door. I was able to control steering but regardless of my foot pressing firmly on the brake pedal, the car continued to accelerate.

Reported at 1,000 miles, February 2021 Crash

Went to get in my car parked in my driveway for the first time this week where it was parked in my driveway, hadn't been driven since sunday the 11th and the windshield was cracked from the bottom middle and up a significant way before it split into a wide 'y' shape.

Reported at 16,000 miles, April 2021

Other problems reported for the 2020 Subaru Outback

Forward collision avoidance problems in other years

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Forward collision avoidance problems across all Subaru models