10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,822 miles

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problem #6

Dec 272021

Outback

  • miles
my air bags didn't deploy when I hit a tree, and the seat belt gave loose. A police report was filed, and the car was evaluated by a collision center. The insurance company has not yet evaluated the vehicle. The air bag indicator light indicated the air bags were in good working order. I slid off the road in snow and hit a tree dead on and my entire front end crumpled, but my air bags didn't deploy and my seat belt was fully extended when I exited the vehicle to get into the ambulance.

- Mount Wolf, PA, USA

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problem #5

Jan 012017

Outback

  • miles
The seat sensor for the passenger side is not working in cold weather, causing the airbag to be deactivated. The seatbelt indicator signal beeps regardless of whether someone is sitting in the seat with the seatbelt on or no one is sitting in the seat. This happens when the vehicle is in motion and happens any time the temperature in the vehicle is below freezing.

- Spokane, WA, USA

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problem #4

Dec 202016

Outback

  • 32,000 miles
Airbag alarm setoff and blinking whether someone occupies the passenger seat or not. Can not turn the alarm off

- Brownsville, TN, USA

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problem #3

Sep 062016

Outback

  • 67,933 miles
The seat sensor for the passenger side is not working causing the airbag to be deactivated. The seatbelt indicator signal beeps regardless of whether someone is sitting in the seat with the seatbelt on or no one is sitting in the seat. It is failing to sense any weight. I bought this car brand new on 9/9/13 and this should not be faulty.

- Columbus, OH, USA

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problem #2

Nov 182015

Outback 4-cyl

  • 34,000 miles
I was hit by a 1979 Dodge pickup that ran a red light on 6th street while I was driving 30 mph headed North on jackson street in topeka, Kansas. It impacted my Subaru on the passenger side in the area of the front fender and front door. Upon impact, none of my airbags deployed nor did my seat belt restrain me. I hit the steering wheel with my chest....updated 12/03/15 updated 04/25/18

- Topeka, KS, USA

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problem #1

Feb 032014

Outback

  • 3,000 miles
With a passenger in the front seat and the seat belt fastened, the seat belt warning chime and light activated and the passenger air bag was deactivated. In a later incident, the passenger moved to the back seat and the seat belt warning chime and light continued to be activated with no one in the passenger seat (buckling or unbuckling the seat belt made no difference.

- Hill City, SD, USA

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