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Subaru Outback problems reported in Massachusetts

433 of the 12,381 complaints filed about the Subaru Outback came from Massachusetts, 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.

433

Complaints from Massachusetts

18

Crashes

2

Fires

2011

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1996 Outback 1 0.2%
1997 Outback 13 3.0%
1998 Outback 13 3.0%
1999 Outback 6 1.4%
2000 Outback 22 5.1%
2001 Outback 14 3.2%
2002 Outback 14 3.2%
2003 Outback 3 0.7%
2004 Outback 6 1.4%
2005 Outback 14 3.2%
2006 Outback 12 2.8%
2007 Outback 6 1.4%
2008 Outback 15 3.5%
2009 Outback 13 3.0%
2010 Outback 10 2.3%
2011 Outback 51 11.8%
2012 Outback 28 6.5%
2013 Outback 15 3.5%
2014 Outback 13 3.0%
2015 Outback 26 6.0%
2016 Outback 23 5.3%
2017 Outback 26 6.0%
2018 Outback 17 3.9%
2019 Outback 32 7.4%
2020 Outback 17 3.9%
2021 Outback 8 1.8%
2022 Outback 7 1.6%
2023 Outback 4 0.9%
2024 Outback 2 0.5%
2026 Outback 2 0.5%

Cities reporting most

Lexington 11 12.1%
Malden 10 11.0%
Belmont 10 11.0%
Natick 9 9.9%
Newton 8 8.8%
Needham 7 7.7%
Holden 6 6.6%
Chelmsford 6 6.6%
Weymouth 6 6.6%
Concord 6 6.6%
Boston 6 6.6%
Quincy 6 6.6%

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