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2017 Subaru Outback repairs by problem area
Engine (9%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (0%)
Brakes and Traction Control (7%)
Suspension and Steering (12%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (39%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (19%)
Other (14%)
Chart based on 69 repairs.
2017 Subaru Outback repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (5%)
$500 - $999 (3%)
$100 - $499 (18%)
< $100 (74%)
Chart based on 39 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2017 Subaru Outback 4dr Wagon
256-horsepower 3.6L H6 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| Subaru Outback in Louisiana, United States Aug 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Oct 201712000 mi | windshield replacement and camera configuration, due to rock damage | ||
| Subaru Outback in Colorado, United States Jun 2020 - May 2021 | |||
| Aug 202029000 mi | Seatbelt height adjusters froze on both sides and had to be replaced. Clunking noise in front suspension when traversing rough roads. Dealer says its normal, but its getting worse. Rattling noise when traversing rough roads from front driver side. Dealer replaced worn front strut mount. Noise continues. Driver memory seat function stopped working. Dealership replaced control module. | ||
| Subaru Outback in New York, United States Jul 2017 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Sep 2017100 mi | Driver rear quarter glass, one closes to the rear, has 2 deep scratched and 1 fine hairline crack. I was cleaning my car one month and 50 miles after delivery & noticed the scratches. I do not drive this car often & it is the only car in my garage with nothing else inside it that can cause this. Subaru is known for glass problems so this is not surprising. | ||
| Subaru Outback in California, United States Feb 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Sep 20176000 mi | Pedal sinks when waiting for light to change - not fixed | ||
| Subaru Outback in Texas, United States Sep 2017 - Mar 2020 | |||
| May 20185000 mi | The DSM lost connection to Starlink and had to be replaced. The first indication was receiving an email of the lost connection and the need to schedule service. | ||
| Subaru Outback in New York, United States Sep 2017 - Aug 2021 | |||
| Dec 20172000 mi | Side view mirrors do not comply with defensive driver recommendations. They don't swing out far enough to see full blind spots. This is "normal" for all the Outbacks. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Colorado, United States Feb 2017 - Aug 2018 | |||
| Mar 201813000 mi | A piece of trim on the right front door was coming loose. The dealer fixed it under warranty while the car was in the shop for a scheduled oil change. | ||
| Aug 201817000 mi | Driver's window did not function properly. Dealer replaced switch which solved problem. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Nebraska, United States Apr 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Aug 20171600 mi | One of my key fobs had to be replaced due to a "short" in the fob. It would open my rear tailgate without me pressing an open button on the fob. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Utah, United States Jul 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Feb 20172000 mi | Auto rear hatch stopped working. Dealer replaced a small clip they said was in a TSB. Took no more than 5 minutes | ||
| Subaru Outback in Maine, United States Mar 2017 - Apr 2018 | |||
| Apr 201815000 mi | Roof rails were not sealed by the rubber seals | ||
| Subaru Outback in North Carolina, United States Feb 2017 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Feb 2018100000 mi | Random beeps | ||
| Subaru Outback in Washington, United States May 2017 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Jun 202137000 miUS $50 | Right rear strut leaking. Strut replaced under extended warranty. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Alabama, United States Aug 2016 - Sep 2020 | |||
| Dec 20163000 mi | grinding noise sounded like wheel bearing failure | ||
| Jan 201810250 mi | Took car in to replace bad fog light assembly (dealer messed something up when upgrading the bulbs to LEDs for me earlier). Found leaking water pump, bad news took over a week to replace part. Good news dealer provided replacement car free during repairs. | ||
| Jun 201813000 mi | suspected wheel bearing failure dealer could not find issue at this time | ||
| Sep 201815000 mi | Dealer found defective A/C pressure line, replaced under warranty | ||
| Subaru Outback in Ohio, United States Dec 2020 - Jun 2022 | |||
| May 202270000 miUS $107 | Right front wheel bearing. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Massachusetts, United States Jun 2021 - Jul 2022 | |||
| Sep 202135000 miUS $900 | fix warped rotors; new pads; routine service (fluids, tire rotation) | ||
| Subaru Outback in Colorado, United States Nov 2016 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Apr 20173000 miUS $1000 | Wife was hit by hit and run driver | ||
| Subaru Outback in Virginia, United States Jan 2021 - Jul 2022 | |||
| Jan 202290000 miUS $200 | Battery needed to be replaced as one that had only been bought a little over a year ago from Virginia Tire and Auto would not hold a charge-but it was drained the night before as I was replacing the battery on the key FOB this resulted in opening the back hatch halfway which left interior lights on -and I was not aware of it being open until our next door neighbor notified me | ||
| Subaru Outback in New Brunswick, Canada Jul 2016 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Aug 2016 | O2 sensor replacement | ||
2017 Subaru Outback 4dr Wagon
175-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| Subaru Outback in Pennsylvania, United States May 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| May 202224000 mi | needed software update that had not been done by our normal dealer/service. the battery would drain and go flat if the car was not driven for a period of more than 3 days. the new dealer/service centre replaced the battery and installed software that they said should have been installed some time ago. problem solved- no troubles since this fix. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Illinois, United States Feb 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jan 201818625 mi | A front-end noise was verified to be coming from the steering tension spring (TSB #04-17-17R) which was then replaced in December, 2017. That didn't eliminate the noise, so Subaru replaced the steering rack under warranty. | ||
| Jun 202282000 miUS $1744 | Replaced cam carrier seal. Engine had to be removed to do the work. Replaced battery. The battery on this car has had to be replaced annually. I suspect a spotware problem requiring this frequency of change, but the service advisory says the batteries the dealer has to use are lower quality. I'll provide my own battery next year. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Delaware, United States Aug 2016 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Mar 201810844 mi | battery was defective | ||
| Subaru Outback in Ohio, United States Aug 2016 - Jun 2019 | |||
| Apr 201824000 mi | Radio (AM/FM/Serius) had problems Stations would change automatically or would not change at all Nav would lock up. Dealer reloaded the software for the radio. After 10 days it is working correctly. | ||
| Jun 201826000 mi | Radio in for software refresh. Radio continues to lock up and prevent station changes | ||
| Subaru Outback in Washington, United States Jul 2017 - Jul 2022 | |||
| Jul 202244000 mi | Seatbelt receiver replaced under warranty. Lifetime warranty on seatbelt parts. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Minnesota, United States Aug 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| May 202164000 miUS $450 | pads and rotors | ||
| Subaru Outback in Quebec, Canada Aug 2017 - Oct 2022 | |||
| Apr 202247120 miC $289 | Belt tensioner and idler pulley | ||
| Subaru Outback in Colorado, United States Apr 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Feb 201812000 mi | Vibration from front end when accelerating. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Washington, United States May 2017 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Oct 202143000 miUS $650 | Pads replaced, rotors resurfaced | ||
| Subaru Outback in Nebraska, United States Dec 2021 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Mar 202230000 miUS $150 | Battery died. Original battery from factory. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Maryland, United States Jun 2017 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Sep 20175000 mi | Dashboard had a bubble and hole. Dealer replaced entire dashboard under warranty | ||
| Mar 201812300 mi | Head unit had latest firmware updated due to radio intermittently locking up. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Louisiana, United States Dec 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Apr 20175400 mi | tail gate wouldn't electrically raise | ||
| Subaru Outback in Iowa, United States Jan 2017 - Sep 2017 | |||
| Mar 20175400 mi | Dealer replaced lower part of driver's seat due to excessive squeak. | ||
| Jul 20177500 mi | Battery died. It is possible that rear dome light was left on, or vehicle though trunk was open which also leaves rear dome light on. Vehicle has no protection over lights left on. | ||
| Subaru Outback in California, United States Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 | |||
| Apr 20175675 miUS $118 | Chip in the windshield from road debris. | ||
| Subaru Outback in New York, United States Sep 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Feb 20175000 mi | Battery failed at night on a 4 month old car. Called warranty's road service company (rather than AAA). They jumped car and we brought car to dealership. Dealership informed us that they have seen/heard of some issues with newer cars and batteries. Replaced battery under warranty at no charge to us. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Oregon, United States Jan 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Apr 20171000 mi | Windshield was replaced under warranty due to blurriness. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Kentucky, United States Aug 2016 - Jun 2021 | |||
| Sep 20161000 mi | Passenger mirror was loose. Tightened mounting screws | ||
| Jan 2017 | Driver's exterior mirror slightly loose. Dealer tightened. | ||
| Feb 20173000 mi | Bolt on dash was stripped. It was replaced | ||
| Jun 20177000 mi | Replaced the audio and nav system under warranty. | ||
| Oct 20179216 mi | Complaint about engine noise at 3,000 rpm. Sounds like marbles in a tin can. WAS TOLD IT WAS A NORMAL SOUND. I have my doubts. | ||
| Feb 201810339 mi | firmwear update NU9508 to fix audio and navigation issues. | ||
| Subaru Outback in New York, United States Aug 2016 - Nov 2021 | |||
| Nov 20163300 mi | Car stalled driving uphill with 1/8 tank of gas remaining. Subaru sent engineers who replicated stall, identified as problem with fuel pump siphon between sides of gas tank. Dealer replaced fuel tank, fuel pump and siphon, filter, etc. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Washington, United States Jun 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Dec 20167000 mi | During cold weather fan froze and made terrible noise. Could not explain. There was some minor debris in the filter, but no other explanation could be found. HVAC system was cleaned and 6000 mile maintenance was performed. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Kansas, United States Jul 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Sep 2017600 mi | New Car Service -- dealer adjusted headlight and fog light aim | ||
| Subaru Outback in Pennsylvania, United States Aug 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Sep 201720000 mi | Roof rack rubber weather seal was wrinkled. Covered under warranty. Identical problem was covered under TSB on earlier VINs but this car is after the cutoff. | ||
| Aug 202162000 miUS $150 | Rear brake pads worn out. Rotors turned and new pads installed | ||
| Subaru Outback in Indiana, United States Feb 2017 - Sep 2021 | |||
| Dec 201712000 mi | The driver's door seal was replaced due to excess wind noise | ||
| Subaru Outback in Connecticut, United States Jul 2016 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Oct 201720000 mi | Battery replaced | ||
| Mar 201824000 mi | Software glitch | ||
| Subaru Outback in Washington, United States Sep 2016 - Aug 2021 | |||
| Dec 20179000 mi | Airbag sensor was present on the dashboard. Airbag plug in the driver seat was damaged, due to an object under the seat. The seat is powered and has memory to change between two different drivers. The seat repeatedly hit the same object until the connector for the airbag cable broke. The Subaru dealer replaced the plug for free. | ||
| Subaru Outback in California, United States Jan 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Nov 201714000 mi | GPS locks up, and entertainment system no longer responds to commands. Only solution is to stop and restart car. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Oregon, United States May 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Sep 20176000 mi | Rear hatch door would not shut properly due to guide pin coming out of alignment. Fixed it myself. | ||
| Mar 202037000 miUS $370 | Headlight heave condensation - needs to be replaced. Just out of warranty. Battery died after 2 years and 9 months around 36k miles Power windows switch quit working and soon after another one. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Virginia, United States Nov 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Dec 201720000 mi | Dead battery | ||
| Subaru Outback in California, United States Apr 2017 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Jul 20171000 mi | Battery died. Replaced battery with stronger battery | ||
2017 Subaru Outback 4-door
4-cylinder CVT AWD
| Subaru Outback in Alberta, Canada Dec 2016 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Nov 201719220 miC $175 | A plastic panel fell down above the brake and gas pedal | ||
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