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2018 Subaru Outback Safety Features

  • Safety Features
  • Crash Rating
  • Recalls

Anti-lock brakes

ABS brakes automatically sense when a tire has stopped rotating under extreme braking, and will modulate the brake pressure to allow the tire to rotate. This increases the vehicles ability to turn while braking.

Stability control

Stability control automatically senses when the vehicles handling limits have been exceeded and reduces engine power and/or applies select brakes to help prevent the driver from losing control of the vehicle.

Front-impact airbags

Front-impact airbags for the driver and passenger have been designed to protect the head during a frontal crash.

Side impact airbags

Side impact airbags for the front seats have been designed to protect the torso during a side impact collision.

Overhead airbags

Overhead airbags are used to protect the occupant's heads in the event of a side collision or rollover.

Pretensioners

Seatbelt pretensioners automatically tighten seatbelts to place the occupant in the optimal seating position during a collision.

Anti-whiplash

Anti-whiplash head restraints actively react to rear collision forces and craddle the occupants head in an effort to reduce the likelihood of a whiplash injury.

Security system

The vehicle is equipped with a means of anticipating and/or detecting unwanted vehicle intrusion. The vehicle is equipped with an ignition disable device that will prevent the engine from starting if the correct original manufacturer key is not used.

NHTSA Frontal Crash Test Ratings

NHTSA rates crash-tested vehicles by assigning them one to five stars, with five stars indicating the most injury protection and one star indicating the least protection.

Side Barrier Rating Driver

Side Barrier Rating Passenger Rear Seat

Side - Pole Barrier combined (FRONT)

Side - Pole Barrier combined (REAR)

IIHS Frontal Offset Crash Test Ratings

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high-speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat/head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

  • Overall Side
  • Driver Head Protection
  • Rear Passenger Head Protection
  • Driver Head and Neck
  • Rear Passenger Head and Neck
  • Driver Torso
  • Rear Passenger Torso
  • Driver Pelvis/Leg
  • Rear Passenger Pelvis/Leg
  • Structure/safety cage
  • Overall Front
  • Structure/safety cage
  • Head/Neck
  • Chest
  • Left Leg/Foot
  • Right Leg/Foot
  • Restraints
  • Roof Strength
  • Overall Rear
  • Dynamic Rating
  • Seat Head/Restraint Geometry
  • Ease of Use
  • Overall Evaluation
  • Structure and Safety Cage
  • Head/Neck
  • Chest
  • Hip/Thigh
  • Lower Leg/Foot
  • Restraints and Dummy Kinematics
  • Overall Evaluation
  • Structure and Safety Cage
  • Head/Neck
  • Chest
  • Hip/Thigh
  • Lower Leg/Foot
  • Restraints and Dummy Kinematics
  • Head/Neck
  • Chest
  • Hip/Thigh
  • Lower Leg/Foot
  • Restraints and Dummy Kinematics
  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Marginal
  • Poor
  • N/A

Recalls are not available for2018 Subaru Outback

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