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2021 Subaru Outback forward collision avoidance problems

Owners reported forward collision avoidance problems in 43 complaints for the 2021 Subaru Outback, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
43 10% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

My vehicle is equipped with EYESIGHT. I was driving to my home after work at night and suddenly the infotainment system screen went blank; including Braking Assist, Adaptive Cruise control, Lane assist, Emergency Braking etc including Navigation, also the HVAC shut off and EYESIGHT that controls these as well, shut off. It was suffocating in the car due to no A/C and thusf I tried to pull over at a remote text-stop place and tried restarting the car but in vain.

November 2023 Injury

Brand new 2021 outback premier @ 647 miles and while parked overnight in our private driveway we noticed that the windshield had cracked the next morning. Less than 7 days of ownership dealer claims it was a rock chip . The windshield is split down the middle of the screen. Dealer response is insulting. Especially since they know this is an issue with the glass. Dealer pushed their expensive insurance to cover when we purchased the car. We did not know this was a recurring issue at this time with the cars.

Reported at 640 miles, December 2020

Other problems reported for the 2021 Subaru Outback

Forward collision avoidance problems in other years

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Forward collision avoidance problems across all Subaru models