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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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4S4BSENC7J3••••••2018 Subaru OUTBACK
That is about average for the 2018 Subaru OUTBACK — 7 complaints per build across 114 builds.
10on this build
800on the model
114builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 4Visibility/wiper 2Visibility 2Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OtherAug 2023
MMy wife got into the car and as she was removing the sun shield, she lightly bumped the rear view mirror. It imploded covering her and the passenger seat with small sharp glass shards. I was just opening the passenger door to get inside and did not get covered with the glass…
Electrical SystemAug 2022
I bought this Outback new back in June of 2018. I just purchased the 3rd battery for it today 8/11/22. I’ve noticed that the past 2 batteries have been corroded and barely last 1.5-2 years. It sounds like this is an issue with many other owners as well where the battery either…
VisibilityApr 2021
The contact owns a 2018 subaru outback. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the garage, the front windshield cracked. The contact contacted lou fusz subaru st. Louis (900 n lindbergh blvd, st. Louis, mo 63141) where it was diagnosed with the front windshield…
Visibility/wiperJul 2020
After replacing the windshield once with oem glass. It cracked again, in roughly the same place as before (bottom middle of windshield). This is the second windshield in less than 2 years! Subaru clearly has a problem with their glass or clearances around the glass. This one…
SteeringJan 2018
Most occurrences were at high speed on interstates. I thought it was wind related but probably wasn't. Car would seem to move slightly with no steering effort and then the steering would push back severely on curves sometimes it would push from side to side setting up a swerving…
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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 4S4BSENC7J3233159 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.