Subaru Lights Problems

Lights issues make up roughly 5% of all Subaru owner complaints. The majority of the issues have been reported by Outback owners.

The complaint we hear about most often is premature headlight burn out in the 2011 Outback.

Common Subaru Lights Problems

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Where Lights Complaints Happen

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

Worst Models

Recent Lights News

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  1. Subaru Outback owners are seeing red. Well, technically they're not seeing anything and that's the problem.

    Subaru Outback owner Kathleen O’Neill filed a lawsuit after allegedly experiencing numerous failures of exterior lighting, especially the headlights. The lawsuit says O’Neill purchased a new 2011 Subaru Outback and by the end of 2011, the left front headlight had failed followed by the right headlight in February 2012.…

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