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2016 Subaru Outback hesitation / surging reports

15 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2016 Subaru Outback — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Hesitation / surging reports
2%
share of complaints
35,900 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

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 2016 Subaru Outback report before drawing conclusions.