Worried about potential repair costs? An extended warranty can provide peace of mind.
Chart based on 52 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2010 Subaru Outback
Engine not specified
3000 mi
steering wheel vibrates, car wanders and doesn't track well
LH rear wheel stud broken and other wheel nuts loose (possibly a result of faulty stud) reulting in thread damage to other 4 studs. Had all 5 studs replaced on LH rear wheel, and cheked all other studs and wheel nuts.
38440 mi
Steering wheel had mild shakes at 90-115km/hr, getting progressively worse. "PAC file" was performed
Noticed a hum coming from the front of the vehicle. Had scheduled service at deales and explained problem had them check it out. They concluded that the right front wheel bearing was bad. Replaced under Subaru extended warranty
82000 mi
US $852
Leaking front struts and bouncy all around.
219800 mi
US $373
Slight noise from left rear was bad rear wheel bearing which was failing. Replaced at independent shop for a lot less than dealer with twice the guarantee ( 2yrs./ 24000 miles. First failure of any kind on this car since new
99760 mi
C $500
Left rear wheel bearing failure. Wheel loose.
115320 mi
C $100
Clunking noise when driving over bumps. Sway bar bushings front and rear need to be replaced. The mechanic simply added shims for now saying it should do the trick for some time.
94000 mi
Wheel bearing, brakes, and rotors replaced.
118000 mi
US $1000
both rear wheel hubs went bad
137000 mi
US $550
Wheel bearing
125000 mi
US $500
Lower control arm bushings worn/cracked
60000 mi
US $1500
Replace leaking front struts.
104000 mi
US $505
right rear wheel bearing wore out required replacement.
98000 mi
US $500
Replace all 4 shocks / struts
84246 mi
A loud crunch sound could be heard in colder weather whenever I went over a bump. Mechanic could not duplicate sound. Hasn't appeared in warmer weather
102920 mi
C $900
Noise [from wheel bearing]
1860 mi
The car still has steering wheel vibration at highway speed. The dealer ordered a kit per TSB
6700 mi
Steering wheel vibration problem.
55580 mi
C $700
Left front wheel bearing replaced
77500 mi
C $1500
Also wheel bearing failed and was replaced.
76260 mi
C $500
Rear bearing change
86260 mi
C $250
Replace front wheel bearing + hub
29500 mi
US $150
Steering wheel shook at highway speed. Car did not feel stable. One strut found to be leaking; replaced both cost $150 per strut total bill estimated at $632 to fix. Update: Subaru later covered all but $150.
6200 mi
Vibration and shaking
3100 mi
Replacement of the steering rack spring
Subtle steering wheel shimmy/shaking at low speeds but greater shimmy/shaking at highway speeds
1000 mi
Steering shake, vibration, shimmy at midrange speeds and severe at highway speeds.
3720 mi
Steering wheel vibration at high speeds (>100 km/h).
Replacement of steering system bushings, new tires
6520 mi
The steering wheel was replaced with the modified one (as per TSB). The new steering wheel incorporates a dynamic vibration damper.
14880 mi
Replaced lower steering arms, replaced steering column, replaced steering wheel, replaced various bushing including front stabilizer bar bushings
44000 mi
US $50
Pulsing in steering wheel when turned. They flushed the steering fluid. Problem persists and will be returned. Update: turned out to be a bad tire.
24000 mi
Steering wheel vibration, 2011 TSB performed
93000 mi
US $350
High pressure power steering hose needed replacement.
3000 mi
Car has vibration. Wheels balanced 3 times from dealer & 3 times by independent tire store, not fixed. Factory amits problems exists, no solution to fix. Was told POSSIBLE solution coming in mid July. Not happy with new car.
3500 mi
Subaru finally found "fix" to vibration and fix my Outback.
No issues since and I'm now happy with my car.
3000 mi
Steering wheel vibration, fixed after three trips. Finally replaced the steering rack spring then the bushings in the drivetrain. The real issue, in my opinion, was the new bushings. Subaru had you run a gauntlet to get the bushings.
15000 mi
Steering column support bracket was loose. Repaired by retightening bolts.
44000 mi
both front shocks leaking. covered under warranty. initially took car in for puddle light recall.
Left front wheel bearing worn out, had to be replaced
29760 mi
C $650
loud whining engine noise because of leak in steering fluid hose; dealer did not have part, so replaced fluid for free three times over the course of a week to avoid pump damage hose replaced a week later; problem fixed
7000 mi
The Outback has a vibration/shake in the steering wheel. Dealer tried numerous fixes, including numerous road force balances of the tires. Installed a heavier spring in the steering column.
Did not solve the issue, SOA bought back the Outback.
7000 mi
Steering wheel shake at highway speeds. Dealer performed alignment and tire balance, but problem persists.
16700 mi
US $150
Slight steering wheel shimmy at highway speeds persists. Dealer just keeps giving the car wheel balance and alignments.
See our lemon odds and nada odds page to see vehicles with no repairs or vehicles with more than three repairs. To see how
frequently 2010 Subaru Outback problems occur, check out our car reliability stats.