Used 2003 Subaru Outback Consumer Reviews
Used Outback for sale
A word of warning...
abgra, 03/29/2012
2003 Subaru Outback AWD 4dr Wagon w/Premium Audio System (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I LOVED this car when I first got it. I live in Montana, so the AWD and heated seats were perfect. However, I quickly realized this car is was a lemon. I poured thousands into this car before I finally traded it in for a Civic, only to find out the dealership forked out $3000 to fix the head gasket, water pump, timing belt (that was only a year old), air conditioner, and front brakes that I replaced a year before as well. A local Subaru mechanic said that there is a factory defect in these and he rebuilds about three a week. If you insist on buying this car, make sure you have a Subaru specialist go over the engine with a fine-tooth comb.
My car
Diane, 04/17/2010
2003 Subaru Outback Limited AWD 4dr Wagon (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
This is my third outback and it has 220,000 miles and runs great! I sell real estate and put many miles on and enjoy the quality and ride! My last one had less than 20,000 miles when I slid on black ice, T-boned a tractor trailer that was loaded and totaled the trailer and i walked away without a scratch.
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Dave, 08/16/2005
2003 Subaru Outback H6-3.0 AWD 4dr Wagon (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
This is our second Outback, the first was a 2001 but in the basic package. The VDC edition is simply an extremely well designed and built car. Put an aggressive tire on it and you can get any where you need to go in any weather. Handling is surprisingly sport like and has enough power to make driving fun, we trailer an atv with it. Decked out with all the bells and whistles.
Wow, where do I start?
jillreyna, 05/25/2015
2003 Subaru Outback H6-3.0 AWD 4dr Wagon (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
13 of 21 people found this review helpful
I have a 2003 H6 V3.0 with just 119,000 miles on it. It is hard to put this car and "reliable" together in the same sentence, not to mention that dealers in my area do not stock many parts for it. Averaging around $450+ per simple repair, after shopping around some. I would buy any other Subaru, but any reader who finds this a good car value is welcome to make me an offer. One-owner Arizona vehicle, driven by senior person. Maintained to point of exhaustion.
bad choice
walter, 04/26/2008
2003 Subaru Outback H6-3.0 AWD 4dr Wagon (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
I think it was my fault buying this car, because my wife needed a wagon or something really fast because she needed it for commuting to work. Suvs were out of the question, but now we feel guilty because anything is better than this junk car. Forget about going on vacation because there is TOO MUCH WIND NOISE!!!! Its almost like having a separate stereo system, one for the radio, and one for the noisiness of the car. You won't get stopped because people love the way it looks because it is ugly, especially the '03 model. We are hoping to trade in the Subaru before it depreciates.