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Subaru Outback problems reported in North Carolina

413 of the 12,381 complaints filed about the Subaru Outback came from North Carolina, 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.

413

Complaints from North Carolina

12

Crashes

2

Fires

2019

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1997 Outback 4 1.0%
1998 Outback 2 0.5%
1999 Outback 1 0.2%
2000 Outback 3 0.7%
2001 Outback 3 0.7%
2002 Outback 12 2.9%
2003 Outback 4 1.0%
2004 Outback 4 1.0%
2005 Outback 7 1.7%
2006 Outback 12 2.9%
2007 Outback 6 1.5%
2008 Outback 6 1.5%
2009 Outback 4 1.0%
2010 Outback 9 2.2%
2011 Outback 17 4.1%
2012 Outback 5 1.2%
2013 Outback 10 2.4%
2014 Outback 3 0.7%
2015 Outback 17 4.1%
2016 Outback 20 4.8%
2017 Outback 40 9.7%
2018 Outback 36 8.7%
2019 Outback 71 17.2%
2020 Outback 47 11.4%
2021 Outback 30 7.3%
2022 Outback 20 4.8%
2023 Outback 4 1.0%
2024 Outback 5 1.2%
2025 Outback 11 2.7%

Cities reporting most

Charlotte 33 17.3%
Raleigh 25 13.1%
Asheville 23 12.0%
Durham 19 9.9%
Cary 16 8.4%
Chapel Hill 14 7.3%
Greensboro 13 6.8%
Winston-Salem 12 6.3%
Edneyville 11 5.8%
Fayetteville 9 4.7%
Mooresville 8 4.2%
Wilmington 8 4.2%

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