Subaru Outback Sport

Owners filed 14 complaints across 3 model years of the Subaru Outback Sport. The 2009 drew the most (6); the 2008 the fewest (4).

Model years3

Complaints14

Recalls2

Fires2

Deaths0

Every Subaru Outback Sport model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2009	6	1	2	—	Power Train › Manual Transmission	Routine
2008	4	1	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2006	4	0	—	—	Air Bags	Routine

Which Subaru Outback Sport years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2009 is the weakest year on record, with 6 complaints concentrated in the power train › manual transmission. It carries 1 recall.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.