Subaru Outback

The 2026 Outback in brief

The 2026 Subaru Outback is a small SUV offered with 2 engines (2.5L 4-cyl and 2.4L 4-cyl turbo) and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 192 inches long and 74 inches wide on a 108-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,966 lb (4dr Wagon Limited/Wilderness/Premier).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 27 MPG combined (25 city / 31 highway), 4% better than the 2026 small SUV average of 25.9 MPG, for an estimated $2,500 a year in fuel.

It has 0 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 21 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the unknown or other.

The Subaru Outback has 10 model years in our data, from 2018 to 2027.

Its most efficient year was 2022 at 29 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 27 to 29 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the visibility/wiper (1,263), electrical system (1,038), unknown or other (740).

Buying used? 2024 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2019 is the year to avoid.

2020 has the most recalls (6); all years together count 15 campaigns and 3,813 owner complaints.

How the 2018 Outback compares

The 2018 Subaru Outback is a small SUV offered with 2 engines (2.5L 4-cyl and 3.6L 6-cyl) and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 190 inches long and 72 inches wide on a 108-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,558 lb (4dr Wagon AWD 2.5i).