The Subaru Outback has earned top marks in the toughest round of crash and avoidance tests in the history of the road safety program. The 2021 Subaru Outback has achieved the highest crash safety scores since the adoption of harsh new testing criteria and higher pass marks.

Safety is a core value for the Subaru brand, and the Japanese automaker earned another top award. The 2022 Subaru Outback just earned the highest 5 Star NCAP safety rating, and the midsize SUV also achieved the highest ever score in its class for child occupant protection.

The Subaru Legacy is considered one of the safest cars in America, and it’s a top seller for the brand. Even the base Legacy has features like adaptive headlights (that turn as you steer for curves), Subaru’s EyeSight Driver Assist, active cruise control, and lane-keeping assist.

Even so, the 2020 Subaru Outback aces IIHS testing, with top scores in six crash tests, good front crash prevention scores, Acceptable and Good headlight scores, and even an excellent ease-of-use score for LATCH child seat anchors. You can see why the IIHS calls the Subaru Outback a 2020 Top Safety Pick+.

Safest Cars for 2021:

• Toyota Camry.
• Honda Odyssey.
• Nissan Maxima.
• Tesla Model 3.
• Acura TLX.
• Volvo S60 and V60.
• Lexus ES.
• Audi A6.

The 2019 Subaru Ascent, Crosstrek, Impreza, Legacy, and Outback each earned top marks with 5-Star Overall Vehicle Scores from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The 2016 Subaru Outback has an above-average reliability rating of 3.5 out of five from J.D. Power.

2021 Subaru Ascent Safety Ratings and Features The automaker’s largest car ever, the 2021 Ascent, doesn’t stray from that motto at all, earning a 2021 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award and a five-star overall NHTSA rating for 2021. It also comes with Subaru’s EyeSight safety tech as standard on every trim level.

The new 2020 Subaru Outback receives a good predicted reliability rating of four (out of five) from Consumer Reports, using past reliability ratings and current features as a guide. There are no current owner-reported issues with the 2020 Outback, but there is one NHTSA-issued recall regarding a missing/loose bolt in the brake pedal.

Other essential safety features for Subaru include: Anti-Lock Brakes, Vehicle Dynamics Control, Electronic Brake-Force Distribution, and Brake Assist. Come visit us at Mike Shaw Subaru to learn more about Subaru’s amazing safety features.

Conventional wisdom would say 2019 would be a good year. End of the life cycle run, Most of the kinks worked out with this generation in the last year. 5th Gen 2018 or 2019 . The 2019 Outback Touring 3.6R is the one I chose . Nice ride , quiet , handles good , comfortable & mileage is very good also . I avg 26.5 mpg mostly highway miles at 80 mph?

Subaru Outback – Best used model years and which years to avoid 2000-2005. By mountainwalker, May 12, 2008 in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza , Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX .