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2018 Subaru Outback repairs by problem area
Engine (9%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (2%)
Brakes and Traction Control (0%)
Suspension and Steering (5%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (56%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (14%)
Other (13%)
Chart based on 64 repairs.
2018 Subaru Outback repair cost distribution
$2500+ (3%)
$1000 - $2499 (0%)
$500 - $999 (0%)
$100 - $499 (8%)
< $100 (89%)
Chart based on 37 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2018 Subaru Outback
Engine not specified
| Subaru Outback in New York, United States Aug 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Mar 20185000 mi | Passenger side front, body under headlight popped out. Dealer popped it back in, and thought that snow/ice build-up in the wheel well forced the piece out. | ||
2018 Subaru Outback 4dr Wagon
256-horsepower 3.6L H6 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| Subaru Outback in New Hampshire, United States Oct 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| May 20186000 miUS $49 | Performed software update to resolve radio/nav unit lockups and crashes. Car was delivered with a gap between passengers side headlight and hood. Known issue by Subaru... | ||
| Feb 202248 mi | MySubaru mandatory hardware/software update. Oil pan seal leaking. Repaired. | ||
| Subaru Outback in New York, United States Nov 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Feb 20186000 mi | Audio system would lock up and not allow selection of any input or play any sounds. Audio system software updated. Thumping and squeaking noise over bumps | ||
| Subaru Outback in New Jersey, United States Jul 2018 - Nov 2019 | |||
| Mar 201912000 mi | and gas gauge repair | ||
| Subaru Outback in California, United States Mar 2018 - Feb 2025 | |||
| Mar 20181000 mi | Daytime running light on drivers side wasn't working | ||
| Apr 20181250 mi | dealer replaced drivers headlight assembly a 2nd time to fix the day time running light. repair successful this time Rear drivers side passenger seat tilt adjustment broken. Dealer replaced parts and fixed problem | ||
| Subaru Outback in Pennsylvania, United States Aug 2017 - Jan 2023 | |||
| Mar 202139075 mi | Battery failed prematurely. Replaced under TSB at no charge. Modified system under TSB to prevent phantom battery drain. | ||
| Jan 202245000 mi | Previous battery replaced under courtesy warranty failed in 10 months. New battery installed at no charge. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Ohio, United States Mar 2018 - Mar 2023 | |||
| Dec 201817000 miUS $50 | Drivers seat squeaks periodically. I will have to take in again - not present when at dealer. | ||
| Jan 20196000 mi | Windows would not open. Had to spray silicone grease into tracks | ||
| Mar 20197000 mi | Radio head unit reprogrammed second time. Working much better now. Seat squeaks parts on order | ||
| Aug 201911000 mi | Driver's seat frame replaced under warranty due to seat squeak. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Florida, United States Jan 2018 - May 2020 | |||
| Nov 201810000 mi | Audio head unit including nav and rear camera system replaced | ||
| Subaru Outback in Massachusetts, United States Apr 2018 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Jun 20181000 mi | Passenger rear window would not respond to drivers’s master switch. Dealer solved problem by reprogramming rear window. | ||
| Subaru Outback in New Jersey, United States Feb 2018 - Dec 2021 | |||
| Feb 201912000 mi | Replaced stereo/Navhead unit | ||
| Subaru Outback in New Mexico, United States Nov 2017 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Feb 20181000 mi | Passenger-side window would roll-down just fine, but when trying to raise the window, it would stop about 3/4 of the way up. I would have to pull the window up by hand. Dealer sprayed silicone in the tracks and this seems to have fixed the issue. | ||
| Apr 20182000 mi | Front-Right passengers window would reach the top and would then come back down to the halfway point. Infotaiment system had to have software update due to system acting flaky (system freeze.....etc) | ||
| Aug 20183400 mi | Front passenger-side grab handle (often referred to as the "oh shit" handle) mounting point had become very loose. Dealer said they replaced it. Still seems loose to me. Steering Wheel center-cap rattles to the point that it becomes very annoying. Dealer claims "they all do that" and said they would stuff it full of 'stuff' to quiet it down. There's been no improvement in the the rattle. Audio/Nav/Infotainment System required another software update to fix issues with the pre-set channels not being reaitned and the back-up camera sometimes not coming on when in reverse. | ||
| Sep 20183000 mi | Drivers seat has developed a terrible squeak. Dealer replaced seat bottom. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Oregon, United States May 2018 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Oct 202139000 miUS $250 | Loose ignition coil on spark plug | ||
| Subaru Outback in Manitoba, Canada Apr 2018 - Mar 2022 | |||
| Feb 202226660 mi | no sound on radio, no voice on maps, no beeps | ||
| Subaru Outback in North Carolina, United States Nov 2017 - Jul 2022 | |||
| Jan 20182488 mi | Leaking Oil from Front Cover. Resealed 2 Bolts. Found that fix was not successful when checking a few days later. Oil leak repair. Replaced both cylinder head gaskets and resealed upper oil pan. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Virginia, United States Mar 2018 - Jul 2022 | |||
| Sep 202129000 mi | Rear right window wouldn't work at local or driver remote switch. Dealer reset body control module and functionality returned. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Tennessee, United States Sep 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Oct 2017100 mi | Corrected dealer installation of trailer hitch by adding wiring harness bracket. Entertainment center owners manual notes menu feature (speed volume) not on my car. Dealer could not fix. | ||
| Dec 20171000 mi | Software update to correct bugs in radio/cd/nav unit. Update did not correct all problems. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Wisconsin, United States Jan 2021 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Dec 202173000 mi | Battery dead | ||
| Subaru Outback in New York, United States Jan 2018 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Feb 20184000 mi | HEAD END UNIT FOR NAV ON 3.6R LIMITED SOFTWARE UPDATE | ||
| Subaru Outback in Ohio, United States Nov 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Oct 202114500 miUS $15 | Total audio loss. Head unit was operational (nav, radio, etc visually responded to controls on screen), but no audio. Researched a Subaru forum & found it was a common problem, just had to replace audio fuse in main fuse block. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Virginia, United States Sep 2017 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Oct 2017400 mi | Alignment was off at delivery. Car pulled to right. Took to dealer for adjustment. Issue was rectified. | ||
2018 Subaru Outback 4dr Wagon
175-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| Subaru Outback in Michigan, United States Aug 2017 - May 2020 | |||
| Oct 201949000 mi | Oil leaking from cam carriers. Dealer pulled engine out and repaired gaskets on both sides. Covered 100% under extended engine warranty. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Newfoundland / Lab., Canada Oct 2020 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Aug 202024180 mi | Trim on Sunroof loose. Sunroof replaced by dealer | ||
| Subaru Outback in Ontario, Canada Dec 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jun 201924800 mi | Squeaky drivers seat, repaired under warranty | ||
| Subaru Outback in Arizona, United States Jun 2018 - Jan 2025 | |||
| Dec 202028000 mi | LED indicator on the gear shift not working. Car kept over night for the part to arrive. Warranty repair. | ||
| May 202239380000 miUS $380 | If the rear hatch was left open (which we did at dog trials) it would drain the battery. Rear hatch module was replaced. | ||
| Subaru Outback in California, United States Nov 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jul 202145000 miUS $75 | AC blower fan failure on road trip during 100F + heatwave. Blower fan was not difficult to replace | ||
| Subaru Outback in North Carolina, United States Aug 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jun 201815000 mi | The Starlink system failed and the DCM module had to be replaced. At the same time, the head unit failed to turn on when the car was started. The dealership reset the battery, and the head unit resumed working. I've been told there will be a software updates that will hopefully help this problem in the future. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Arkansas, United States Jan 2018 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Jan 20184000 mi | entertainment module | ||
| Subaru Outback in Colorado, United States Oct 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Mar 20185000 mi | Deer whistle fell inside grill and disabled Eyesight. | ||
| Subaru Outback in North Carolina, United States Nov 2017 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Dec 2017220 mi | Head unit freezes constantly and requires reset via disconnecting battery cable. Dealer updated system firmware. Unsuccessful. Head unit freezes constantly. Infotainment/navigation unusable. Dealer replaced head unit. System is now better, but still shows problems. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Missouri, United States Nov 2017 - Dec 2017 | |||
| Dec 2017900 mi | Subaru Starlink system didn't work correctly, system would freeze and lock up, and I had to bring the vehicle in to have the data updated. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Minnesota, United States Nov 2017 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Dec 2017650 mi | Software Update for Hartman Kardon Stereo, Subaru STARLINK, and posfibly other systems (unsure). | ||
| Subaru Outback in North Carolina, United States Oct 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Mar 20186000 mi | Infotainment firmware updated after audio system crash | ||
| Subaru Outback in Colorado, United States Oct 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| May 20184000 mi | Leaking rear passenger side strut | ||
| Subaru Outback in Michigan, United States Nov 2017 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Jul 20183000 mi | Totally discharged battery due to luggage dome light left on overnight | ||
| Subaru Outback in Washington, United States Dec 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Feb 201911000 mi | Dead head unit replaced under warranty and fuel gauge software updated due to recall. | ||
| Jun 202026200 mi | Driver side intake manifold replaced to reoccurring P2005 CEL | ||
| Subaru Outback in Illinois, United States Jul 2018 - Nov 2022 | |||
| Mar 20197000 mi | Gas monitoring and trip to empty software fix; flash update to entertainment system to address black screen issues that affected some models | ||
| Jun 202018000 mi | The sound system would not download updates. Dealer reset and was able to download the most recent update. | ||
| Subaru Outback in New York, United States Aug 2017 - Oct 2021 | |||
| Sep 2017900 mi | Replaced audio (radio) unit in car. Radio had problem from day of delivery. | ||
| Subaru Outback in Arizona, United States Dec 2017 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Jun 20187600 mi | Paint peeling off of both rear quarter panels----behind wheels-----just above rubber bumper or rubber guards. | ||
| Mar 202138000 miUS $5100 | transmission replacement | ||
| Subaru Outback in Florida, United States Oct 2017 - Jul 2022 | |||
| May 20186000 mi | Infotainment system did not work properly. Software update was performed and solved problems. | ||
2018 Subaru Outback 4dr Wagon
173-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| Subaru Outback in Quebec, Canada Nov 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jun 202219840 miC $250 | Windshield cracked overnight starting from the passenger edge without any projectile hitting the glass surface. Windshield had to be replaced. | ||
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