2020 Subaru Outback service brakes problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2020 Subaru Outback — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving to a medical appointment in Ann Arbor Mi, and was in the area where [XXX] has a few big turns in the road .... like at ... [XXX] .All of he sudden the car started to accelerate a little on the turn so I attempted to brake the vehicle and I could not feel the brake pedal. I slowly…”
filed Sep 11, 2025
“While in a Dairy Queen drive-up lane, I stepped on the brake pedal and it went right to the floor. The car did not stop, causing me to hit the car in front of me. When backing away from the car in front, the brakes again failed and I hit the car in back. I moved forward again , swiping the car in…”
filed Jun 11, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Brake pedal mounting bracket may have a missing or insufficiently tightened boltCampaign 19V664000 · Sep 18, 2019
Service Brakes problems in other Outback years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Outback | 4 | 6% |
| 2024 Outback | 3 | 3% |
| 2023 Outback | 6 | 7% |
| 2022 Outback | 10 | 2% |
| 2021 Outback | 7 | 2% |
| 2019 Outback | 20 | 2% |
| 2018 Outback | 18 | 2% |
| 2017 Outback | 23 | 3% |
| 2016 Outback | 18 | 3% |
| 2015 Outback | 27 | 5% |
| 2014 Outback | 22 | 11% |
| 2013 Outback | 23 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2020 Subaru Outback
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.