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2005 Subaru Outback repairs by problem area
Engine (29%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (19%)
Brakes and Traction Control (2%)
Suspension and Steering (29%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (16%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (2%)
Other (2%)
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- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 484 repairs.
2005 Subaru Outback transmission repair cost distribution
$2500+ (2%)
$1000 - $2499 (14%)
$500 - $999 (26%)
$100 - $499 (37%)
< $100 (21%)
Chart based on 87 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2005 Subaru Outback
Engine not specified
| 115000 mi US $533 |
Newly purchased vehicle. Clicking noise when turning rt. & Lt. Steering wheel vibration between 15-25 mph. Replaced remanufactured front axles with 2, NEW front axles. Problem eliminated :) |
2005 Subaru Outback 4dr Wagon
turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 107000 mi US $2000 |
cv boot |
| 101500 mi US $263 |
Right front CV joint boot was torn. Had CV and Boot replaced. |
| 86000 mi | Right side CV joint boot split and leaked. Tech replaced boot and axie. |
| 120000 mi US $500 |
Both Left and Right Front CV Joint Boots were torn. Replace Both Left and Right Axel Assemblies. Work done by Les Schwab's |
| 86300 mi US $910 |
Replaced Rt Front Axle and oils seal. |
| 99000 mi US $1700 |
Replaced front CV joint, boots |
| 64300 mi US $4000 |
the flywheel failed, taking out the clutch and the transmission in the process |
| 67000 mi US $40 |
CV boot needed replacement. |
| 94500 mi US $600 |
Front driver and passenger axle boots ripped, replaced with new Subaru axles. |
| 115000 mi | Drive shaft carrier bearing bad. Drive shaft replaced. |
| 92000 mi US $1100 |
Right front CV boot |
| 151280 mi C $165 |
Driver's (left) CV-joint. It was clicking for about 6 mo. Didn't get any worse, but I wanted it done. Fixed it with my son... about 3 hours total time. (Edit March 2022... started clicking again !!!) |
| 136400 mi C $225 |
Replaced the front, right CV joint because of a broken rubber boot and subsequent clicking. Also replaced a whining left, rear wheel bearing assembly. RUSTY bolts and ceased rear emergency break drum had to be well soaked with penetrating oil for several days. Rounded off one 14mm hex bolt head but bought myself some of these socket extractors... they work GREAT. Still have to tighten up the emergency brakes with that toggle adjuster. |
| 107000 mi US $700 |
Needed a CV joint boot replaced, replaced entire axle as it was about the same price. |
| 68000 mi US $300 |
replaced torn CV boots bilaterally. |
| 70800 mi US $658 |
driver's side inner cv boot cracked, replaced |
| 74000 mi US $250 |
CV boot ripped and leaking fluid. Replaced boot. |
2005 Subaru Outback 4dr Wagon
turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
| 90000 mi US $179 |
Replaced inner CV Boot Assembly |
| 47000 mi US $700 |
CV boot torn. Replaced axle shafts. |
| 56200 mi US $1600 |
Clutch replaced. It was worn out, but also there was heatspots on the flywheel and damage to the throwout bearing. |
| 95000 mi US $550 |
Blown right front CV boot. Replaced with remanufactured axle assembly |
| 64000 mi US $100 |
Replaced Driver side Inner CV boot |
| 81000 mi US $100 |
Passenger side CV joing boot shredded. Caused CV joint to wear prematurely. Both replaced |
| 78000 mi | Replaced Passenger side half shaft. Inner CV joint torn |
| 94000 mi US $100 |
Replaced Driver side inner CV boot |
| 119400 mi US $400 |
Passenger Side Inner CV joint leaking grease |
| 115000 mi US $400 |
Replaced Passenger side drive shaft AGAIN, due to torn boot. |
| 91000 mi US $150 |
Torn front inner CV boots. Rebuilt joints and replaced CV boots. |
| 31620 mi | 3rd replacement of front axle due to loud clicking sound upon hard acceleration when cold |
| 67000 mi US $170 |
Passenger inner CV boot was torn. Believe to be caused by excessive heat from turbo/exhaust manifold which is in very close proximity. |
| 98000 mi US $300 |
Noticed torn boot on driver's side front axle when changing oil. Had shop replace axle |
| 105000 mi US $1700 |
Whirring sound when depressing clutch. Throw out bearing failed, and output shaft was worn down. New clutch kit: Replaced flywheel, throw out bearing, clutch, as well as a snout kit with bigger T/O bearing to remedy the worn output shaft Passenger side axle CV boot slowly leaking. Replaced axle while transmission was out for clutch job |
2005 Subaru Outback 4dr Wagon
250-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 106020 mi C $200 |
A homocinetic joint boot had to be replaced, front driver side. Been done at the same time as oil change. |
| 74500 mi US $400 |
front inner cv joints |
| 117000 mi US $565 |
Replace drive shaft and left and right CV Joints |
| 91000 mi US $571 |
Nipple on radiator for transmission cooling line broke off, spewed transmission fluid for 1.5 miles. Car was undriveable needed to be towed to dealer. Radiator had to be replaced, fluids replaced. Second time car had to be recently towed, t. |
| 76000 mi US $1200 |
Error code p1844 with engine light and vdc lights on. Dealer advised that vehicle would require a valve body replacement for approximately $1200. About 76,000 miles on vehicle, all maint. done at dealer. |
| 76700 mi | Contacted Subaru main office about prior repair. They have been silent on covering this repair despite an expired extended warranty that would cover out to 80K miles (expired on time). Very displeased with Subaru at this point. May sell. |
| 80000 mi | Contacted Subaru a second time and told them I reported their lack of response here. Subaru claimed they never received the first complaint. I sent them all info they requested about a week ago. I am requesting they honor the time expir |
| 80200 mi | Subaru offered to pay $500 of the $1200 estimate. They declined to honor time expired but not mileage expired ext. warranty I had purchased for $1K. I declined and plan to purchase a more reliable vehicle with a 10 year powertrain warranty. |
| 90300 mi US $300 |
CV joints cracked and leaking. Replaced. |
| 150000 mi US $800 |
Mechanic found failed Front passenger drive shaft boot, |
| 167000 mi US $320 |
Failed inner CV boot - Half shaft replaced. 4 wheel alignment done |
| 138000 mi US $45 |
Replaced drivers side CV axle with low mileage used OEM axle. |
| 69300 mi US $216 |
Replace front right axle. |
| 160000 mi US $1600 |
U-joint lose, likely from towing too much weight. |
2005 Subaru Outback 4dr Wagon
168-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
| 138000 mi | CV boot ruptured, spraying grease all over the engine compartment. Thought it was a blown head gasket, had it diagnosed and a new CV boot was packed and installed. |
| 148700 mi US $550 |
Other front cv joint boot ruptured. Replaces and repacked. |
| 144000 mi US $750 |
Replaced both front drive axles, cv joints and boots. |
| 145000 mi US $1250 |
Clutch fork and slave cylinder failure. Hydraulics replaced, new clutch kit installed. |
| 137640 mi C $400 |
Right Front Inner CV boot split, and CV joint worn. Replaced complete axle assembly and replaced Left Front CV boots at same time |
| 90000 mi US $600 |
Torn CV boots. Design leads to early failure. Aftermarket axles cause horrible noise & vibration, three tries before trying Subaru rebuilt parts (new unavailable), which are still not as smooth as the originals. No shop would reboot them. |
| 59520 mi | Ripped front right CV boot. Just bought car last week and she covered repair under 30 day warranty. They changed the right axle. Sounds like a typical issue. |
| 155000 mi US $2000 |
Clutch replaced. The clutch (or I suspect the throwout bearing) had started to bind a bit, making shifting difficult, so our daughter got it checked out. The clutch needed replacing, they said. Soooo, they replaced the clutch and I'm assuming the throwout bearing). The dealer did it. |
| 66440 mi C $720 |
Manual transmission shifter seal leak; Manual transmission shifter yoke worn out (stiff, estimated repair cost: $380). Interior CV joint covers cracked; estimated repair cost: 365$ Interior CV joint covers changed |
| 71400 mi C $950 |
Front drivetrain binding when turning tight at low speed; problem getting worse since first identified 5 years ago. Manual gearbox and rear diff fluids changed. Situation improved somehow. Suspecting problem with viscous coupler |
| 73880 mi C $1914 |
Central differential assembly has to be changed - vicous coupler did not work anymore. The transmission stick (lever) seal joint has been replaced also since oil was leaking. |
| 70000 mi US $100 |
Rubber boots were torn on CV shafts. I replaced both front shafts. |
2005 Subaru Outback 4dr Wagon
168-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 145000 mi US $350 |
Passenger CV axle replaced |
| 92000 mi US $40 |
Front right, inner CV boot ripped. I repaired it myself for $40. |
| 79460 mi C $600 |
Replaced transmission shifter cable and bushing |
| 79980 mi | Torn front passenger side cv boot |
| 53000 mi US $1064 |
Right front CV axle boot busted, installed new axle assembly Left rear wheel bearing failing. Removed wheel bearing hub, installed new hub assembly. |
| 47000 mi US $350 |
Inner front CV boot required replacement. |
| 53000 mi US $250 |
Rt front CV boot replaced. |
| 82400 mi C $45 |
Torn inner passenger cv boot. Cleaned, lubed and reboot |
| 86800 mi C $45 |
Torn inner cv boot drivers front |
| 128380 mi C $850 |
Drive shaft replaced. |
| 155000 mi C $175 |
Replaced left front cv axle |
| 176000 mi US $500 |
replace front cv joints and axles. going back to show, think c/v was defective or damaged upon installation. |
| 35000 mi | Four-wheel-drive system was binding during tight, low speed turning. Transmission shifting problems when cold. Ordered complete transmission/center differential component. |
| 37000 mi | Four-wheel-drive system was binding during tight, low speed turning. Transmission shifting problems when cold. Subaru replaced the complete transmission/center differential component. |
| 106000 mi US $350 |
Replced front passenger-side axle half shaft with new OEM axle due to broken CV boot (inner). |
| 136000 mi US $200 |
Driver side front half shaft replaced due to torn boot and left turn "clicking". |
| 136000 mi US $600 |
Front axle shafts were noisy. Got them replaced with after market parts but those parts transferred vibration to rest of car. Returned to shop to have shafts replaced with OEM rebuilts. |
| 57700 mi US $1840 |
Replaced front passenger side CV/axle assembly. |
| 128000 mi US $290 |
Replace front axle shaft...performed by local NTB Replace front axle shaft...performed by local NTB |
| 89000 mi US $400 |
Broken CV boot front driver side, replaced with new axle due to mileage and previous failure of passenger side boot ~75K miles |
| 83000 mi US $20 |
The front passenger side axle boot was cracked and leaking grease. The joint was not bad yet, so I just had the boot itself replaced. After returning from the dealer, I raised the car to work on a bearing and noticed that the cv boot on the drivers side had the clamp removed and was losing all the grease. |
| 88000 mi US $250 |
had to replace worn out CV joint. |
| 81000 mi US $953 |
Replaced both front half-shafts due to leaky CV joints. Replaced both front half-shafts. Seals on both were leaking. |
| 169800 mi US $3000 |
Replaced leaking seal in front differential |
| 88000 mi US $200 |
CV boot split, replaced axle front passenger. New battery. |
| 112000 mi US $75 |
Replace driver side CV joint boot cracked |
2005 Subaru Outback 4dr Sedan
250-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 122000 mi US $650 |
Transmission cooling lines detached from radiator causing complete loss of transmission fluid. Fittings were completely stripped requiring new radiator. |
| 116200 mi US $500 |
CV Boots (both front drive shafts replaced) Sway Bar Links |
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