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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
4S4BSENC5J3••••••2018 Subaru OUTBACK
That is about average for the 2018 Subaru OUTBACK — 7 complaints per build across 114 builds.
10on this build
802on the model
114builds in total
1injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 4Visibility/wiper 2Fuel/propulsion System 1Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemJul 2024
My 2018 Subaru Outback has an infotainment display that has a Delaminating Screen issue, where the screen that controls so many aspects of the car's functionality (to include safety) is now becoming increasingly harder to see
Vehicle Speed ControlJan 2020
I was driving in a 4 lane (two on each direction) parkway toward a red stoplight with one car stopped at my lane at the light, I was coasting, slowing down toward the car. When I was about 30 ft away the light changed, the car in front started driving and I applied the…
Unknown Or OtherDec 2019
Our 2018 outback almost killed my husband. He was getting into the car (it was running) and just opened the door, when the car rolled back. He was pinned between the door and the garage frame and fortunately the he was able to roll into the garage. He hit so hard and landed on…
Visibility/wiperJul 2019
Windshield cracked and created a very large spidering crack
Fuel/propulsion SystemOct 2018
Our system showed 40 miles to empty. Luckily we were in a turn lane coming up to a traffic light and the car shut off/stopped running. Traffic had to go around us to turn at the light. Someone stopped and gave us 5 gallons of gas. We were able to restart the car and go to a…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 4S4BSENC5J3321479 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.