NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Subaru Outback Recalls
The 2015 Subaru Outback has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 11, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Subaru Outback. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 510
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 Subaru Outback, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2015 Subaru Outback
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 16V292000
- Reported
- May 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 48,819
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 Outback, 1 other model
Electronic stability control (esc)
- Campaign
- 16V251000
- Reported
- April 27, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 766
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 15V502000
- Reported
- August 10, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,893
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Outback, 1 other model
Forward collision avoidance: crash imminent braking
- Campaign
- 15V366000
- Reported
- June 12, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,710
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 14V577000
- Reported
- September 19, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 56
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Subaru Outback
2015 Subaru Outback complaints by year
NHTSA has received 510 owner complaints about the 2015 Subaru Outback, the newest on August 27, 2026. Of these, 20 describe a crash (4%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2015 Subaru Outback, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (25%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the engine (9%).
None of the 2015 Subaru Outback's 5 recalls concerns the visibility/wiper.
Where 2015 Subaru Outback owners gave the mileage (343 complaints), the median was 20,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility/Wiper130
- Electrical System127
- Unknown Or Other108
- Engine47
- Power Train37
- Structure33
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 135 | |
| 2016 | 46 | |
| 2017 | 33 | |
| 2018 | 33 | |
| 2019 | 38 | |
| 2020 | 53 | |
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 18 | |
| 2026 | 14 |
Complaints about the 2015 Subaru Outback peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 135. 50% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Subaru Outback drew 2.9× the complaints of the median Subaru Outback year in the same window: 7th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2015 one of the Subaru Outback years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 510 complaints about the 2015 Subaru Outback are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Outback by model year
Other 2015 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: August 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted