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Subaru Outback problems reported in Iowa

82 of the 12,381 complaints filed about the Subaru Outback came from Iowa, most often about the electrical system.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

82

Complaints from Iowa

10

Crashes

0

Fires

2018

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1997 Outback 1 1.2%
1998 Outback 2 2.4%
2005 Outback 4 4.9%
2006 Outback 4 4.9%
2008 Outback 2 2.4%
2010 Outback 1 1.2%
2011 Outback 8 9.8%
2012 Outback 3 3.7%
2013 Outback 1 1.2%
2015 Outback 4 4.9%
2016 Outback 6 7.3%
2017 Outback 7 8.5%
2018 Outback 10 12.2%
2019 Outback 9 11.0%
2020 Outback 7 8.5%
2021 Outback 1 1.2%
2022 Outback 4 4.9%
2023 Outback 4 4.9%
2024 Outback 1 1.2%
2025 Outback 3 3.7%

Cities reporting most

DES Moines 9 18.8%
Cedar Rapids 7 14.6%
Manchester 4 8.3%
Clinton 4 8.3%
Urbandale 4 8.3%
Cedar Falls 4 8.3%
Riverside 3 6.3%
Davenport 3 6.3%
Ames 3 6.3%
Fairfield 3 6.3%
Blencoe 2 4.2%
Eddyville 2 4.2%

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