2024 Subaru Outback Consumer Reviews
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Base - $30,240 MSRP
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$28,607Prices based on sales in TX thru 4/14/25
Great family car! 2024 Outback Limited
Kojak, 09/23/2023
2024 Subaru Outback Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
62 of 65 people found this review helpful
We just finished a 2400 mile weeklong vacation trip in my wife’s new outback. I generally dislike driving cars as my daily driver is a heavy duty truck. I was amazed at how comfortable the front seat was for my 6’2” frame. The ride and gas mileage were both very good, we averaged around 30 mpg in a variety of conditions. The best feature I liked was the adaptive cruise control, the worst was the active lane keeping system. I turned the sucker off after a few minutes of using it, lol. Highly recommend for family’s looking for a comfortable, easy to drive vehicle that is priced reasonably in todays crazy world.
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Solid, stylish performer, 03/31/2024
2024 Subaru Outback Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
57 of 62 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2024 Outback Limited with several add-on packaged features two months ago. With a final sticker price of over $41000, I bought the car for $37,190 which included a 1.9%/48 month loan. After 4,000 miles I am averaging 28 mpg. This is based on 60/40 city vs highway miles. I love the cabin. It is comfortable and has an upscale look. Many padded and stitched interior panels. Plenty of room in the 2nd row and more than enough storage room in the rear cargo area. Base engine does lack power but once the car is up to speed it keeps up in traffic. Steeper hills are a challenge though. I enjoy all of the safety features but watch out...this car has a bell or chime for everything. The most annoying feature is the auto stop/start. I turn that off each time I get in the car and wish I could turn it off permanently. Visibility is good and the car handles well and looks good. Though, a bit too much cladding for my taste. The navigation is a waste of time but the sound system once tuned properly sounds good. Lane keep assist or lane centering seems to pull to the right and then recenter. My 2021 crv hybrid had a more consistent rock solid centering with little to no lane sway. Everything under the hood is easy to see and access. Changing filters is a breeze. The Outback is a solid car with a better than average ride. If I could add one feature it would be the auto lock and walk away. Otherwise, this car rates highly in a competive market.
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Mic S, 05/01/2024
2024 Subaru Outback Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
38 of 41 people found this review helpful
First time Subaru owner. Many aspects of this vehicle are way better than Honda and Toyota. Reminds me of what a Toyota once was in feel and comfort. The interior design and appointment to detail is refreshing to the others drab setup. Seats are comfortable and the ride is smooth. The standard 2.5L engine is more than adequate for the local and highway roads. This is a very quiet cabin and the whole experience is worth a long trip.
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ONYX EDITION MOST PRACTICAL TRIM
Ottoman, 04/07/2024
2024 Subaru Outback Onyx Edition 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
55 of 61 people found this review helpful
The is our fourth Subaru and my second Outback. The first Outback was a 2019 and had absolutely zero issues outside of routine maintenance. We now have a 2024 Onyx Edition 2.5 that we bought last summer. We could have afforded any trim but opted for the Onyx Edition 2.5 because we did not want to spend thousands of dollars more for features that are nice, but not necessary, especially considering the increase in new car pricing. The Startex upholstery is great, as are the standard features that come with the Onyx Edition. Sure, the turbo engine would give you a more spirited driving experience, but with my driving style and needs, the naturally aspirated 2.5 is fine. I will say that if I was routinely towing rather heavy loads and/or lived or frequented higher elevations, then yes, we would have bought the Onyx XT. Just for a compaison, I Googled a luxury Buick LeSabre wagon my parents bought in 1982 and they loved that behemoth! They kept it until 1990 and I can't recall pops complaining about it-and believe me, he could complain! Anyway, the 2024 Outback 2.5 is QUICKER that the 1982 V8! My point is, everything is relative to what YOU want and need. The thing I almost immediately changed were the OEM Yokohama Avid tires. Sams Club had Cooper Discover Enduramax for $165.00/tire and that is the tire Subaru should fit their vehicles with. Off road durability with all-weather traction and minimal increase in road noise compared to true AT tires. We do a lot of gravel and fire service roads and winter driving. The Coopers excelled in all conditions. I also wish the 2.5 had a full size spare, but it's not a deal breaker. So, my final opinion in the Onyx Edition 2.5? Well, as you can tell from the review, it checks all if the right boxes for us. Did I WANT a Wilderness or Onyx XT? Sure, if it was at or near the same price, but realistically that was not going to happen-and I am fine with that. The Onyx 2.5 is a very capable and well apportioned wagon. Like the Rolling Stones said, "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you'll find, you get what you need."
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Wait for the 2025
socalh2oskier, 02/23/2024
2024 Subaru Outback Touring XT 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
26 of 29 people found this review helpful
I am on my eighth Subaru. They are great cars. I just traded my 2022 Outback Touring XT for a 2024 Outback Touring XT. It is essentially the same as the 2022 with a few minor differences, and one big difference--at least to my wife, as she is typically the passenger. Unbeknownst to us, Subaru eliminated passenger side lumbar control on the 2024. Had we known this before we signed all of the paperwork, we would have kept the 2022. The main reason we traded the 2022 is because the radio regularly gets stuck booting up when you turn the car on, and no sound will come out. The only way to fix it is to disconnect the battery for about 20 seconds and then when you reconnect it everything works fine. Not a tough fix, but it is a pain, and you need to carry around a 10mm socket in the car. We are hopeful the 2024 won't have the same issue, but it is the same system, so who knows? As with every Outback we've had, the ride is terrific. This is a super comfortable car for a long trip. The turbo gives plenty of power and the gas mileage is decent. Although I would sacrifice a few mpgs to go back to the 2019 Outback 3.6R we had, which in my opinion is the best Outback ever made (so far). The six cylinder engine in that car is much smoother and has better low-end torque off the line. The 2024 has the same nits as the 2022. The switch to hiding many controls in a menu under an often-slow responding screen is simply stupid, and frustrating to use. The lane-keeping function is downright dangerous--we don't use it--it ping-pongs the car all over. The adaptive cruise control is fantastic--too bad Subaru cannot develop or license good software for the lane-keeping function. We have a Ford Mach-E and the Blue Cruise on that car keeps the car perfectly centered. In summary, the 2024 is a good car, and is great for long trips. But we sorely miss the front passenger seat lumbar control. We wish we would have waited for the 2025--perhaps some of the other nits will be addressed in that car.
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