Ford F-350 SD vs Subaru Outback

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Ford F-350 SD	Subaru Outback
Complaints on file	5,154	12,410
Model years covered	1995–2026	1995–2026
Worst model year	2019	2017
Best model year	2026	1997
Crashes reported	166	686
Fires reported	117	149
Injuries reported	89	308
Deaths reported	2	8
Most complained-about part	Steering	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	7.3%	9.3%

Ford F-350 SD by year

5 3 4 169 188 188 145 164 159 269 192 35 146 25 79 63 50 12 12 315 317 854 312 743 244 129 170 59 66 24 13

95 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 1,100 21.3%

Suspension 874 17.0%

Engine & Cooling 607 11.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 397 7.7%

Electrical System 335 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 295 5.7%

Tires 252 4.9%

Other & Unspecified 242 4.7%

Subaru Outback by year

3 57 94 165 150 247 207 172 116 108 354 404 182 281 143 469 857 369 408 276 650 775 1,106 995 1,290 1,135 416 559 127 149 124 22

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 2,292 18.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2,092 16.9%

Other & Unspecified 1,326 10.7%

Engine & Cooling 1,024 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 991 8.0%

Airbags 701 5.6%

Brakes 614 4.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 551 4.4%