Buyer Warning All Outback years

Subaru Outback Years to AvoidThe weakest years — and the one you should buy instead

We reviewed all 5 Subaru Outback years and — unusually — found no years that meet our "avoid" criteria. The Outback is one of the rare models where every generation earns at least a moderate reliability score.

Good news

Every Outback year we analyzed scores at least 70/100.

Your decision is less about "which to avoid" and more about "which is the absolute best buy." Start with the highest-scoring year below.

Buy this instead

2020 Subaru Outback

Highest-scoring Outback in our data (88/100). A highly dependable and safe all-weather wagon that delivers exceptional value, provided early tech bugs have been addressed.