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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/SectorZed on 2025-06-24 17:58:21+00:00.

My daily driver is a 2015 Outback that has been hell on wheels since I bought it. This sucker just keeps breaking and if not for the repair costs the driving experience has been terrible. I got it at 105,000 miles and it’s now at 125,000 for context.

In the single year I’ve owned it, I’ve replaced a wheel bearing, plugs and coils changed (car STILL misfires occasionally), windshield randomly cracked, and now either the viscous coupler or both front CV axles are going. The transmission whines, whether that’s a sign of something else on the horizon idk. Just traumatized by every sound this car makes at this point.

On top of all that, it’s developed a thirst for oil. I’m at about 2 quarts every 5k miles, which to me is the most concerning. Manageable now? Yes. But I bought this car thinking I’m riding it off into the 200k plus mile sunset and I only see this problem getting worse. The previous owners never got the damn recall done for this issue. It makes zero sense, they owned it for years and it was well within the warranty for the recall. I do my own repairs if it’s swapping parts and I have neither the time nor willpower to tackle fixing the oil problem.

It runs and drives, I paid cash for it, so at worst I just have a shitty needy car. It’s not like this market could provide a better alternative either. I’m just annoyed that the more economical choice is to fix something else on it rather than just dump it and find something better.

Never again with Subaru.