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Robert Lachowski, 02/02/2019
2013 Subaru Outback 2.5i 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Needed another transmission at 71 thousand miles. A/C not cold enough when it's hot out, heater not hot enough when it's cold out, may have worked on a smaller suv. Go through too many headlights and tail lights. Started out getting 31 miles per gallon, now 25 tops highway. 2013 had factory engine and transmission problems, failed to mention it, but if you had a problem they would fix it for free. If I tilted my steering wheel to my comfortable level it blocked the speedometer. It was the suv I wanted, but without the problems.
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Least reliable car I've owned.
Matthew, 10/05/2018
2013 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
11 of 14 people found this review helpful
To be fair I drove the heck out of it. Putting on 143k in 5 years. But 3 out or four wheel bearings had to be replaced at just over 100k, recently costing me $1800. And now the car is junk at 143k - full exhaust system including 3 catalytic converters would need to be replaced for around 4k, and my mechanic doesn't recommend doing because it was caused by excessive oil consumption - a known issue by Subaru (there is a class action suit but no recall). I spoke with Subaru national and the dealer today who both said something to the effect of 'sorry buddy, have a nice day'. I used to be a fan, but I will never buy another Subaru.
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Buy what you want 'cause you'll keep it forever
don WEISSERT, 06/04/2016
2013 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Get the perforated leather interior for long range driving comfort--it is well worth it. The navigation has great features, but contact storage is not one of them. Bluetooth audio and phone is great, even displays txt messages on screen. The 3.6 has the power you need for any maneuver, and ours on a trip does actually get 30+mpg.
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Don't do it! Nothing but problems - buyer beware
Kirk L., 07/20/2021
2013 Subaru Outback 2.5i PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
We bought our 2013 Outback new and for the first 3 years, the only problem we had was headlights burning out - very poor design for access and we replaced 4 or 5 before we found out that only the OEM replacement lights would last in the thing. We had a few other minor issues and I have to mention that the road noise vs. the car stereo was a big loser. Had to crank the stereo way up to hear it. Another major issue was a very week A/C. Worked fine when you were driving at highway speeds, but get stopped in traffic and it did not work at all. Try that anywhere it gets hot in the summer. Miserable. After about 50 thousand miles, we started noticing that the check oil light would come on and we had to add oil in between oil changes (done at roughly every 3,000 miles). As we drove it more, it became a regular thing to add a full quart about every 1500 miles. Now, the car is sitting in our driveway with just about every idiot light on the dash flashing. We paid about $2000 to have the catalytic converter and O2 sensors replaced and that didn't solve the problem. We then found out that the Code that indicated those were a problem also was the code for a transmission issue. We have been told there is a sensor on the 2nd gear in the automatic transmission that may be the problem, or it may need an entire rebuild. Cost estimate ranges from $2,000 to $6,000 depending. We're going to sell it as is with full disclosure to the buyer. We managed to suffer thru the problems & get 160K miles out of it, but we're never buying another Subaru and we're making sure everyone we know hears this story.
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Good car, except for MPG
bigstig, 04/30/2013
2013 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
We are Subaru people. I've owned 5 in the past decade. While we are basically happy with our 2013 Outback, we don't enjoy it as much as we had hoped. Our 2013 Outback Limited 2.5 CVT replaced a 2010 Outback Premium 2.5 CVT. We traded in the 2010 for the nicer interior, better color, and "bonus" 1mpg. While we love the Limited's features, after 18k miles the MPG falls well short of the EPA estimates. With the 2010, we got 75k miles worth of 30-31mpg 70mph commuting. That's 1-2 mpg better than the sticker. With the 2013, we struggle to get 26mpg. Dealer says car is normal. Had I known this, we would have bought a 3.6R and gotten more power and avoided the dreary droney CVT.