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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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4S4BTGPD3L3••••••2020 Subaru OUTBACK
That is about average for the 2020 Subaru OUTBACK — 8 complaints per build across 109 builds.
8on this build
888on the model
109builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedVisibility/wiper 3Electrical System 2Forward Collision Avoidance 1Lane Departure 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashMay 2025
While in a Dairy Queen drive-up lane, I stepped on the brake pedal and it went right to the floor. The car did not stop, causing me to hit the car in front of me. When backing away from the car in front, the brakes again failed and I hit the car in back. I moved forward again ,…
Visibility/wiperJun 2024
Windshield Cracked on vehicle, this is the 2nd incident and second full windshield replacement In 2 years, noth OEM
Power TrainJun 2022
The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V955000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted and it was confirmed that the part was not available. The contact…
Electrical SystemDec 2021
Battery drains when car sits idle for more than a week. No lights were accidentally left on. Had to jump start the car four times in less than a week. Subaru dealership attempted to tell me the battery was fine but the service advisor noted it was starting up sluggishly. Service…
Forward Collision AvoidanceJan 2021
This 2020 subaru outback touring xt ran well for the first 10,000 miles. We were informed it had a recall and this was corrected 1/06/2021 by carboone's subaru in utica, ny. After the recall repair when the adaptive cruise and adaptive steering are engaged if the vehicle…
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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 4S4BTGPD3L3133920 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.