Subaru Outback vs Toyota Camry

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	Subaru Outback	Toyota Camry
Complaints on file	12,381	23,365
Model years covered	1995–2026	1983–2024
Worst model year	2017	2009
Best model year	1997	1993
Crashes reported	686	3,870
Fires reported	149	557
Injuries reported	307	2,075
Deaths reported	8	77
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm	9.3%	28.2%

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 1,106 991 1,288 1,135 415 556 126 138 120 19

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 2,289 18.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2,092 16.9%

Other & Unspecified 1,322 10.7%

Engine & Cooling 1,023 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 990 8.0%

Airbags 701 5.7%

Brakes 613 5.0%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 538 4.3%

Toyota Camry by year

6 10 19 35 70 88 138 160 186 646 334 364 373 567 685 751 661 577 356 1,183 946 799 905 393 3,670 1,140 1,616 766 781 810 377 640 362 253 206 1,092 565 386 196 88 93 72

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 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

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3,184 13.6%

Engine & Cooling 2,782 11.9%

Brakes 2,310 9.9%

Body & Structure 1,801 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,761 7.5%

Airbags 1,696 7.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,547 6.6%

Other & Unspecified 1,487 6.4%