6.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
150,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
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problem #1

Oct 012021

Outback 2.5XT Limited 2.5L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 150,000 miles

Car leaks oil and consumes quite a bit of oil. It gets EVERYWHERE, I took a piece of plastic off the bottom recently that was just caked in oil. Requires you to check the oil every week assuming you drive it enough, which isn't a big deal but it would be if you don't do it because eventually it will run out of oil. And the car will not tell you that it has run out of oil until it runs out. I say that because I've had that exact problem happen before. Leaks power steering fluid as well, and eventually gets to a point where it becomes almost impossible to turn the wheel. So make sure you check that often too, and defintely don't park the car in a driveway.

- Carl E., Golden, CO, US