Subaru Outback

We couldn’t be happier with a Subaru outback. Surprisingly good room inside, good leg room for the rear passengers comfortable for the driver in front passenger. The rear seats fold down should you need more storage room in the back and it’s amazing just how much you can fit in.

Being an all wheel drive it grips the road like it has claws, or at least that’s how it feels. No matter how hard you try you don’t seem to be able to lose traction and the standard safety features in the vehicle are amazing, airbags. Standard features on the premium p...

I purchased this car as an upgrade to my 2018 Subaru XV-S that I was some what already satisfied with. I did this for personal reasons. I used the car everyday to take the dog for a walk and regular daily shopping visits among other places.

I find the car drives very comfortably when you are not in a rush. The engine is the epitome of adequate and it does the every day choirs without much fuss. Plenty of room in the back for shopping, dogs, and even car camping which I do from time to time.

If you are anything of a driver of any sort who enj...

We bought a new Subaru in 2017 and loved it. Except in heavy rain it would leak through the inner A frame on the drivers side. We then had torrential rain and the car was so full of water that it sounded like a boat slushing around. All electricals turned off but then came back on a week later after drying the car out. The service centre recommended we take it through insurance. We’ve just been told by insurance that it’s a write off! We were told by the service centre that the ‘drain pipes’ were blocked and we should have cleaned them out. I h...

Now, this is my third Subaru Outback which I purchased with 11 000km on the clock in November 2021. Why am I such fan of Outbacks? Simple answer: because they are excellent cars satisfying all our needs. Reliable, sophisticated and, above all, very safe. Its safety has actually earned me an unexpected discount from AAMI insurance! To my pleasant surprise I paid less to comprehensively insure this car compared to my three years old Outback!
Exterior of the 6th generation of Outback is not much different to the car it has replaced. Only it is ha...

Since buying the car, I have taken it to 4 different service agents and been dissatisfied with everyone. Their attention to detail, completion of the service record book, cost, follow up and in time completion has been less than satisfactory. This coupled with the cost, servicing every 6 months or 12500Km makes it an expensive vehicle to own.
In January 2021 when I took the vehicle in for a service, I drew the attention of the service agent to an issue with paint on the car roof. I was requested to take the car to Gabba Collision Repair, Subar...

I bought the Outback Sport model new in November 2021 and have covered about 3,000 kilometres, on a variety of country roads. I find the electronics terrible and, at times, dangerous. This car has turned what used to be a relaxing country drive into one of annoyance and increasing frustration. And the systems default to "on" every time you restart the car. I have a large list of complaints about this car, but the following are particularly annoying to me.
The Lane Departure interference system frequently (every few minutes on some roads) loses ...

I’ve only had the car a month so far but really love it. I have a longer commute, I do a minimum 120km of driving a day and do mostly highway driving 80-100km, and a small amount of in town driving. I’ve been averaging about 6.5l per 100km with the 2017 premium diesel model.
It’s a beautiful car to drive, it’s very smooth and comfortable and has very good acceleration. I love the size of the car. The 3 kids fit very comfortably in the back and the boot size is very generous.

Tech: good level of cameras, blue tooth, USB , driver assist etc... but no knobs that you need to take your eye off the road to make changes. Would have been to have speed projection on the wind screen. For some reason the automatic breaking doesn't seem to work too well, always does an emergency stop 5-6 meters out.

Speed: Outback is never going to be a WRX. I have upgraded to outback touring from my Toyota Corella, and I can definitely feel the slow start from traffic lights, and even on the motor way I can feel the heaviness. Stea...

Have owned this car since new in 2015 and cannot fault it. It is the perfect family car, including for run abouts, camping, light off-roading, etc. It’s boot is bigger than its contemporaries, in my view. Drives and handles like a dream.

The 2.5L boxer engine powers the car effortlessly...accelerates quickly when needed, without the momentary hesitation in earlier models. Fuel economy is better too...about 7.0L/100kms around town and 5.5L/100kms on highway. Comes standard with Bridgestone Dueller tyres. I found them noisy and rough riding, so changed to Falken tyres.....now like riding around on silent cushions. Leather interior is practical as well as beautiful. Lots of safety features ...forward and side collision warning, adaptive cruise control, auto wipers and lights. ...

Mainly used for distance driving and holiday touring. I use this vehicle about twice a month.
I have a second Subaru Outback 2013 that I use for daily local running around town.
Both vehicles are serviced in accordance with the manual recommendations.
The 2017 model only has around 40,000 Kim’s and is a really comfortable vehicle to drive. I’ve had no issues with it mechanically and I run Premium 98 petrol in it. Only problem that I had was when The vehicle suffered a broken windscreen. In order to replace the windscreen with a genuine Subaru screen I had to get the Eyesight feature recalibrated. This was expensive - combined cost was about
$ 1,500 - fortunately the insurance met half that cost.

The quiet drive, the cabin comforts, the visibility, the boot space, the manoeuvrability in tight areas, and amazing safety! Once driving at 80kph a car stoped dead with no warning whatsoever in middle of the road, one car away from me. Full brakes, no skid, no screech, just a low sound from tyres and tarmac, and Outback stopped still 1-metre from the rear of the front car. Unbelievable fuel efficiency, the car just runs on vapours it seems. My only gripe is 6 monthly service, though the service centre is 6 stars in professionalism and engineering, they don't provide an easy drop off and pickup solution without having another car and driver in the house.

SUV of the year 2009 and why I bought it early 2014, never been off road or down the beach, just the usual dirt track once in a while. However, I've used the car for family as it has a bit more room for travelling and a roof rack. I like the AWD which functions really well in the wet and dry. It took me a while to trust it compared to other rear and FWD models I drove previously so wouldn't go back to them, although I have a V8 as an enthusiast. Bought at 94k, done 135k. Clutch fork broke inside flywheel area at 125k, lucky I was at Subaru reca...

Subaru Australia's refusal to acknowledge the build issue with the torque converter 2010-2012 Outback is in breach of Australian Consumer Law and Consumer Guarantees. An expensive fix to watch out for.

I've read earlier reviews on Subaru Outbacks and having recently bought one, I wanted to perhaps balance some of the negatives mentioned about earlier versions. Firstly, we owned a 2000 manual Outback that served us well. It was traded on a zippy little Golf TDI, a wonderful little car, but no longer produced in diesel, had a costly drive belt replacement at 100,000 intervals ($1500), a space saver spare. So, the new car had to have - a timing chain (yes), standard fuel (yes), a full sized spare with a fifth mag wheel (yes), decent towing capa...