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4S4BTAFC4N3••••••2022 Subaru OUTBACK
This build draws 1.7× more complaints than the average 2022 Subaru OUTBACK build (7 vs 4).
7on this build
456on the model
110builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedVisibility/wiper 3Visibility 1Service Brakes 1Forward Collision Avoidance 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashMar 2024
My brakes failed as I was pulling up to a curb as I attempted to break to put my car into park my breaks failed to engage. My vehicle is also equipped with emergency braking system that did not engage my vehicle crashed into and through a 7/11 while I was breaking the entire…
Air BagsAug 2025
My Subaru Outback 2022 experienced a failure of the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) sensors, resulting in the airbag warning light turning on and the airbags being disabled. The nature of the defect, the diagnostic trouble codes, and the location of the failed component are…
Visibility/wiperSep 2024
Merging off the interstate at a speed of 75mph onto an off ramp at 7pm with 4 adults in the car and when I started braking the windshield cracked from the passages side a pillar in towards the center of the window approximately 7 inches. There were no other vehicles around us…
VisibilityJul 2023
The contact owns a 2022 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the next morning it was discovered that the front windshield glass had developed a crack on the driver's side, extending approximately 7-inches. The contact stated that the windshield had…
Unknown Or OtherMar 2022
6 month old car with 8000 miles windshield cracked from right passenger side top down and across middle, approximately 18” long crack now with no sign of and damage or impact to the windshield
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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 4S4BTAFC4N3165946 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.