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2020 Subaru Outback Lights Problems

9 owner-reported lights complaints from NHTSA data

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Mar 2020Dec 2021
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (9)

mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Mar 2022

Headlights do not have a true low beam. When low beam is selected it partially blocks the top of the high beam. OK if on a dead flat road. On one that undulates at all at some point cars coming the other way are blinded by the full brightness of the headlight. Often because of this oncoming cars are flashing their high beams at me thinking that I haven't dimmed mine. If a driver is blinded by the high beam brightness it could cause an accident. Or it could cause a road rage incident by someone offended by my high beam. In my state the Police have fined drivers for not dimming their lights. Selecting low beam creates a very obvious horizontal cut off of the high beam. But a bounce or by meeting another vehicle while I going up a grade will shine the full high beam in their face.

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NHTSA #: 11458808
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Filed: Dec 2021

The TomTom navigation system quits unexpectedly while driving and if the Adaptive Cruise Control is on it will stop working and the car will begin to slow down. The computer screen will go black and then a message will come on saying the Navigation System is starting. The system will then reboot. This has been reported to Subaru and Subaru tried to replicate the problem at the dealership, but they were unsuccessful. Subaru Corporate has acknowledged the problem, but offers no solution. Safety was impacted because you suddenly start to slow down and any car following you may not know you are slowing down because the brake lights do not come on.

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NHTSA #: 11445579
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Dec 2021

1.) Headlights. They are extremely bright to oncoming traffic and oncoming traffic is always flashing or beaming you with their high beams as they think your brights are on when they are not. This is dangerous. Also LED lights do not put off enough heat and the headlamp body itself freezes over in cold rain or snowy conditions severely reducing your ability to see during low light situations. Wipers. The windshield wipers do not last. They should be silicone and they are rubber which is terrible for longevity.

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NHTSA #: 11445496
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Oct 2020

Headlights are aimed too high - they are similar to high beams on other cars. Whenever I am driving at night - especially when outside the city, almost every car passing me flashes bright light because they think I have my high beams on.

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NHTSA #: 11365927
mediumEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Dec 2019

My 2020 subaru outback headlights are too bright and appear to be aimed too high. Driving at night is a very real problem due to the number of other drivers who keep putting on their high beam lights thinking mine are on when they are not.also I can see my beams pointing higher down the road then for any other car I have owned.

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NHTSA #: 11290255
lowEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Oct 2020

Low beams need to be adjusted, as they are too bright for oncoming traffic. I get flashed at night multiple times, even by truckers who sit higher in their vehicles. This is a safety concern because it impairs the vision of oncoming traffic, as well as had drivers have road rage towards me, by them shining their high beams at me.

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NHTSA #: 11365209
lowEXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Mar 2020

The low beam's angle on the self-leveling headlight units is too flat blinding oncoming traffic (every other car and third truck flashes their high beams at me). The implementation of the handsfree bluetooth protocol is inadequate as incoming call volume is too low (even after increasing speaker volume to maximum).

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NHTSA #: 11316511
lowEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Dec 2019

The low beam headlights are too bright, or angled too high. I'm constantly having other vehicles "flash" me at night thinking I have high beams on. This has happened worth people I know telling me and strangers.

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NHTSA #: 11290658
lowEXTERIOR LIGHTING
Filed: Dec 2019

The headlights on this car are too bright or not adjusted correctly. I have been high beamed on many occasions. 9 times one evening, 13 times another evening, and 17 times on another evening.

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NHTSA #: 11289323

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