2013 Subaru Outback consumer reviews

The CVT transmission went out again . It's very expensive more than what the vehicle is worth . I wouldn't recommend this vehicle to anyone . The suspension is horrible it rides like a tank .

I made the mistake of buying a 2013 subaru outback, based on ownership in the past of a 97 outback legacy wagon and an 02 Forrester. NEVER AGAIN!! Driving home from the dealership in a snowstorm, I should have figured it out... the headlights were messed up. Ok, whatever. It went through a quart of oil every 1100 miles. I took it to the subaru dealership to get the recall on the airbags taken care of, and walked out with a $1900 ESTIMATE... most of which was 'recommended maintenence'. Let's move on to acceleration issues. Did not accelerate when needed (ie to floor it out of an emergency type situation). Which brings us to the PLASTIC parts to fix the front bumper. At 105k miles, it is sitting at a repair shop in town because of the transmission. Pretty sure it needs a new one. I'm not fixing it, and the 'bank' won't come and get (for some places, evidently repossession is a myth... been trying to get them to come get it for over a year. This thing is a bona-fide xxx.

Was reading other car reviews of this same vehicle. We bought our 2013 Subaru Outback new in Illinois and it has traveled and lived in multiple states over the past 11 years. This car performed like a champ up until about 125,000 miles with meticulous servicing. This is where the crap hit the fan. To those of you who are thinking about purchasing a used 2013 Subaru Outback with higher mileage I would tell you to look at anything after 2013. Told the oil usage on this engine was a lemon and Subaru knew it but refused to warranty the engine. Our car has about 155,000 miles and oil usage is awful with us rarely making it to the 3,000 mile oil change before I have to drop a quart of oil. There is no fix and there are no leaks? At 148,000 all the lights came on in the car and found out the transmission solenoid needed repaired ($2,000 + repair). I went another 2,000 miles and all the lights came on again and this time the catalytic converter needed replaced ($2,000 + repair). Most recently the rear wheel bearings went ($600 + repair). Not sure when it will all end but either I get a new car or make the repairs and avoid a monthly car payment. The body has held up great. There are no vents for heating to the back seats which always irritated me. Otherwise, when working its a great car.

This is a great car. Rides good and has all the bells and whistles. Clean interior. I especially love the heated seats and outside temperature along with gas mileage shown. Love this car.

Vehicle meets all of my needs and performs well. Repairs have been reasonable and cost effective. Overall comfort is good and vehicle is good for commuting and family trips.

Bought car used with 70k miles from "reputable" Subaru dealer in Rockland NY. Car burned too much oil and had 3 consumption tests before 88k. Dealer always deemed it acceptable limit. Car was always comfortable and useful but despite meticulous servicing.....had the transmission AND the short block on engine go simultaneously at 155k miles. I've owned over 5 Subarus since 1988...they have consistently gone downhill with catalytic converter problems and now this horrible cvt transmission and garbage engine. Don't fall for the outdoorsy marketing. The AWD system is the best out there but the rest is subpar. Lease for 3 yrs at best and dump it back off on dealer.

I bought up from a 2003 Outback 6 cylinder that I put 289,000 miles on and I was not sure how I would like the 4 cylinder, but I actually like it better. Subaru knows how to make an engine!

Mine is a 3.6r Limited. Overall an excellent car but a few things are annoying. The Eyesight is a great feature, but the annoyance here is that it doesn't work when the weather is truly bad, which is probably when you need it the most, or when you're driving into a sunrise or sunset. Once I didn't tighten the gas cap after filling up, causing the check engine light to come on. That should be expected, but the annoyance here is that it also disables ALL of the car's advanced safety features until you get the check engine light reset. The bluetooth works fine and connects to my phone faultlessly every time, but there is a huge black window that pops up on the screen to tell me that the phone is connected. The timing is such that it always pops up just when I'm about to back out of my driveway over the sidewalk. My driveway has a large tree on one side and bushes on the other, so I need to be able to see if anybody is walking by at the exact time the view from the backup camera gets blacked out. Yes, you can still check the old-fashioned way, but Subaru could have done a bit more fine tuning on the software. I always thought Subarus were supposed to be easy to do routine maintenance by yourself, but replacing a headlight bulb is ridiculously difficult. You have to remove the liner from the wheel well (at least the front part) and reach blindly into the narrow space at the top of the fender to get to the bulb. The 3rd brake light on the rear hatch seems poorly designed and can leak water. I fixed mine by taking it off and applying some silicone caulking. No issues with it since, but I've never had to do anything like that with any other car. Aside from these issues, the car has been comfortable and reliable. The 3.6L engine is smooth and never feels underpowered.

Great ride plenty of leg room,very comfortable,good on gas ,easy to handle,plenty of zip in traffic,tires in great shape,also brakes handle great,luggage rack a big plus

Excellent driving capabilities, very smooth and powerful. Good price for such a great car, will last a very long time and meets all my needs.