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Subaru OUTBACK at salvage auctions

Copart 2022 Subaru OUTBACK LIMITED 4S4BTANC4N3221059 Front End50,593 mi upcomingDec 29 Copart 2018 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I PREMIUM 4S4BSACC2J3346996 Rollover upcomingNov 18 Copart 2025 Subaru OUTBACK PREMIUM 4S4BTAFC2S3268231 Front End5,261 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2011 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I LIMITED 4S4BRCKC5B3324713 Front End215,759 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2017 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I LIMITED 4S4BSANC2H3253578 Side135,422 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2024 Subaru OUTBACK LIMITED XT 4S4BTGND2R3242638 Rear End33,371 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2008 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I LIMITED 4S4BP62C187355577 Mechanical177,240 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2017 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I LIMITED 4S4BSANC4H3409071 Side36,757 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2019 Subaru OUTBACK 3.6R LIMITED 4S4BSENC8K3353411 Front End164,844 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2019 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I LIMITED 4S4BSAJC8K3337420 Front End66,079 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2024 Subaru OUTBACK PREMIUM 4S4BTACC3R3252960 Front End upcomingNov 18 Copart 2014 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I PREMIUM 4S4BRCDC6E3241387 Normal Wear213,697 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2016 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I PREMIUM 4S4BSACC6G3225431 Front End102,260 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2017 Subaru OUTBACK 3.6R LIMITED 4S4BSENC1H3207733 Side61,830 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2018 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I LIMITED 4S4BSANC4J3290413 Side104,417 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2015 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I PREMIUM 4S4BSACC5F3214631 Minor Dent / Scratches194,278 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2011 Subaru OUTBACK 3.6R LIMITED 4S4BRDKC6B2319208 Front End212,742 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2016 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I LIMITED 4S4BSANC2G3327533 Rear End218,987 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2020 Subaru OUTBACK PREMIUM 4S4BTAEC1L3128173 Rear End76,031 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2016 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I LIMITED 4S4BSALC1G3281518 Front End105,618 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2025 Subaru OUTBACK PREMIUM 4S4BTAFC0S3178155 Front End44,296 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2020 Subaru OUTBACK ONYX EDITION XT 4S4BTGKD4L3108225 Mechanical124,427 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2015 Subaru OUTBACK 2.5I LIMITED 4S4BSANC2F3303862 Side21,875 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2011 Subaru OUTBACK OUTBACK 2.5I LIMITED 4S4BRCKC7B3376571 Front End upcomingNov 16

Subaru OUTBACK: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Subaru OUTBACK: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars2,289
Median retail value$14,196
Median repair cost, % of value88%
Median odometer106,832 mi
Run and drive89%
Model year
2004
2005
2010
2015
229
2020
2025
2026
Primary damage
  1. Front End 1,180 52%
  2. Rear End 352 15%
  3. Side 304 13%
  4. All Over 71 3.1%
  5. Rollover 65 2.8%
  6. Minor Dent / Scratches 55 2.4%
  7. Mechanical 51 2.2%
  8. Hail 41 1.8%
  9. Water / Flood 40 1.7%
  10. Normal Wear 23 1.0%
Yard state
  1. CO178 7.8%
  2. MN113 4.9%
  3. OR112 4.9%
  4. IL88 3.8%
  5. PA87 3.8%
  6. CA86 3.8%
  7. TX84 3.7%
  8. GA75 3.3%
  9. MT71 3.1%
  10. NC70 3.1%
  11. SC70 3.1%
  12. NY69 3.0%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

12,493 complaints about the Subaru OUTBACK (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints12,493
With a crash690
With a fire150
Injured423
Deaths8
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Electrical system
    median 29,000 mi at failure     2,308 18%
  2. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 15,000 mi at failure     2,095 17%
  3. Engine and cooling
    median 74,000 mi at failure     1,031 8%
  4. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 75,000 mi at failure     1,001 8%
  5. Airbags
    median 59,570 mi at failure     704 6%
  6. Brakes
    median 61,493 mi at failure     618 5%
  7. Driver assistance (AEB, lane assist)
    median 15,000 mi at failure     558 4%
  8. Speed control
    median 49,448 mi at failure     536 4%
  9. Fuel and propulsion
    median 70,000 mi at failure     399 3%
  10. Steering
    median 5,000 mi at failure     373 3%
Complaints by model year
1997
2000
2005
2010
2015
1,293
2020
2025
2026

Recalls

72 recall campaigns for the Subaru OUTBACK.

Recall campaigns by model year
1995
2000
2005
182010
2015
2020
2023

NHTSA crash tests, overall rating

Model yearStars
2026 5.0
2025 5.0
2024 5.0
2023 5.0
2022 5.0
2021 5.0
2020 5.0
2019 5.0
2018 5.0
2017 5.0
2016 5.0
2015 5.0

Real sale prices

4,833 sales of the Subaru OUTBACK at US government auctions, median price $3,000. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.