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Every model year 2018–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2027GasA0027 mpg
2026GasA01427 mpg
2025GasA077★★★★★28 mpg
2024GasA098★★★★★28 mpg
2023GasB289★★★★★28 mpg
2022GasD4462★★★★★29 mpg
2021GasD4296★★★★★29 mpg
2020GasF6896★★★★★29 mpg
2019GasC31,033★★★★★28 mpg
2018GasC3808★★★★★28 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2026: best combined mpg 28 → 27
  • 2023: best combined mpg 29 → 28
  • 2022: 2 → 3 EPA configurations
  • 2020: best combined mpg 28 → 29

Best Outback years to buy used

  1. 2025 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 77 complaints
  2. 2024 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 98 complaints
  3. 2023 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 89 complaints
  4. 2018 — Safety C, 3 recalls, 808 complaints
  5. 2019 — Safety C, 3 recalls, 1,033 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.

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