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2015 Subaru Outback oil consumption reports

9 NHTSA complaints describe engine burns oil between changes on the 2015 Subaru Outback — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

9
Oil consumption reports
2%
share of complaints
25,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Oil consumption in other Outback years

2014 Outback15
2013 Outback18
Outback oil consumption by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2015 Subaru Outback report before drawing conclusions.