2025 Subaru Outback Lemon Law Case Study: Cash and Keep Settlement in Georgia
2025 Subaru Outback: 2 Repair Visits and 135 Days Out of Service
Our client purchased a new 2025 Subaru Outback in Georgia. The first repair visit came at 11,929 miles. The repair records show 2 visits and 135 days out of service.
Easy Lemon took the case to Subaru and resolved it with a cash-and-keep settlement totaling $6,000. The total combines the payment to our client and the attorney fees paid by the manufacturer. Our client kept the vehicle.
Systems Involved
- Body/Trim
2025 Subaru Outback Repair History: What the Repair Orders Show
Visit 1: October 29-December 9, 2025
- When driving over bumps, the owner reported hearing a rattling or knocking noise from the headliner area. The noise was most noticeable when the ambient temperature was between 65 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit and was absent above or below that range.
- The technician reproduced the noise after several test drives, once the cabin temperature entered that range, and narrowed the source down to the roof panel where it attaches to the crossbeam above the windshield. The technician also noted that crosswinds caused the roof panel to flutter.
- The headliner was removed, roof rails were torqued, all sunroof fasteners, airbag fasteners, and roof crossbeam mounting points were verified secure, the sunroof crossbeam was insulated with foam, and panel bond was applied to multiple locations and allowed to cure.
- Test drives confirmed the noise was eliminated and the vehicle was reassembled.
Visit 2: March 31-June 18, 2026
- The owner reported that the rear tailgate did not appear to be lined up properly and that the third brake light/spoiler did not appear to sit level, with a gap bigger than expected.
- The technician found no anomalies and determined the vehicle compared normally to a known-good like vehicle; no repair was attempted for this concern.
- The owner also reported that the roof noise from a prior repair had returned, occurring most commonly in the mornings in the 50- to high-70-degree temperature range.
- A district service quality manager took a test drive in the vehicle with the technician for more than an hour. The noise happened a few times and then went quiet.
- Upon the vehicle's return from the body shop, crossbars were installed; however, the owner requested they be removed and the vehicle properly repaired.
- The interior, headliner, crossbars, and roof rails were removed, holes were covered, and a test drive revealed the noise had become nearly constant and could be heard between the exterior roof skin.
- The roof rails, interior trim panels, and cowl assembly were reinstalled and the vehicle was released to the owner.
Can a 2025 Subaru Outback Be a Lemon in Georgia?
Georgia Lemon Law (Ga. Code §10-1-780 to §10-1-795) covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Georgia for personal, family, or household use.
- Repair attempts: 3 repair attempts for the same defect (or 1 for serious safety defects)
- Days out of service: 30 cumulative calendar days
- Remedies: Replacement vehicle or full refund (minus reasonable use offset)
- Attorney fees: Yes - the state arbitration panel may award attorney fees to a consumer who prevails, and if the manufacturer appeals and the consumer prevails in court, the recovery includes attorney fees and court costs (O.C.G.A. §§10-1-786(e), 10-1-787(c))
How Was This Subaru Outback Lemon Law Claim Resolved?
Free Case Review
We read the repair orders and counted the visits and the days the Outback spent at the dealer.
Building the File
We sorted all repair orders by date and noted what was reported, what was diagnosed and what was done. That way the record showed the problems coming back.
Demand to Subaru
We sent Subaru a written demand that set out the repair history and asked for a cash settlement.
Cash and Keep
Subaru agreed to a cash-and-keep settlement totaling $6,000. Our client paid nothing out of pocket† for legal representation.
$6,000 Cash and Keep Secured
Key Case Facts
- Vehicle: 2025 Subaru Outback
- Purchased in: Georgia
- Status at purchase: New
- Mileage at first repair: 11,929 miles
- Systems involved: Body/Trim
- Repair attempts: 2 visits
- Days out of service: 135 days
- Manufacturer: Subaru
- Settlement type: Cash and Keep
- Settlement amount: $6,000 (Cash and Keep)
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Attorney on Record
Steven Nassi, Esq.
Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C.
Licensed attorney whose practice is limited to lemon law. Steven leads the Easy Lemon legal team and has overseen thousands of successful lemon law claims against major manufacturers including Audi, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and more.
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