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2020–2025 Subaru Outback Specifications

Every maintenance specification shared across the 2020–2025 Subaru Outback: which oil and how much, battery group, factory tire sizes, wiper lengths, service intervals, and the failures recorded against this generation.

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Quick facts

Engine oil
0W-20, 4.4 qt (base engine)
Battery
Group 35 (Q85)
Tire size
225/65R17 (base trim)
Wiper blades
26" / 18" / 16" rear
Max towing
2,700 lbs
Key fob battery
CR2032 (push-button-start smart key, standard across this generation)

2020–2025 Subaru Outback maintenance guides

Oil & filter

Viscosity, capacity, filter part numbers, change interval

Battery

BCI group size, cold cranking amps, AGM or flooded

Tires & wheels

Factory sizes by trim, pressures, bolt pattern, lug torque

Wiper blades

Driver, passenger and rear blade lengths

Air & cabin filters

Cabin and engine air filter part numbers, locations, intervals

Bulbs

Headlight, fog and marker bulb types

Brakes

Rotor diameters, pad references, service notes

Fluids

Transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid and capacities

Service schedule

What's actually due at every mileage interval

Problems & reliability

Documented failures, recalls, and which years to avoid

Oil light reset

Step-by-step maintenance light reset, no tools

Key fob battery

Which coin cell the remote takes

Specs

Towing, weight, fuel tank, fuel economy

Which engines came in the 2020–2025 Subaru Outback?

EngineModel yearsTrimsOilCapacity
2.5L 4-cylinder (FB25D, direct-injected)2020–2025Base, Premium, Limited, Touring0W-204.4 qt
2.4L Turbo 4-cylinder (FA24F)2022–2025Wilderness (2022+); Touring XT, Onyx Edition XT, Limited XT (2023+)0W-204.8 qt

Year-by-year changes

  • 2020Generation launch on the Subaru Global Platform; direct-injected FB25D replaces the port-injected FB25; 3.6R/EZ36 discontinued; EyeSight standard
  • 2022Wilderness trim introduced. First Outback to use the turbocharged 2.4L FA24F, plus raised suspension, all-terrain tires, and a full-size spare option
  • 2023XT trims (Touring XT, Onyx Edition XT, Limited XT) broaden 2.4T availability beyond Wilderness; minor styling refresh
  • 2025Final model year of this generation before the next redesign; largely a carryover year

Model years in this generation

2020 Outback2021 Outback2022 Outback2023 Outback2024 Outback2025 Outback

Year pages cover what changed that year, the engines offered, and the problems documented against it. For the full nameplate history, see the Subaru Outback guide.

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