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.