2020–2025 Subaru Outback Key Fob Battery Type and Replacement

Which Subaru Outback model years does this cover?

These key fob battery specifications apply to every Subaru Outback built from 2020 through 2025 — the BT (6th generation), mid-size wagon/crossover (subaru global platform). Nothing in this specification changes between those model years. Pick your year for the engines it offered, what changed that year, and the problems recorded against it.

What changed during the 2020–2025 Subaru Outback

• 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

What battery does the 2020–2025 Subaru Outback key fob take?

A single CR2032 (push-button-start smart key, standard across this generation) coin cell.

Can you use a CR2032 instead of a CR2025 in a 2020–2025 Subaru Outback key fob?

This fob takes a CR2032 (push-button-start smart key, standard across this generation), so start there. The two cells share a 20 mm diameter but differ in thickness, and the thicker one does not always seat in a housing built for the thinner.

How do you open a 2020–2025 Subaru Outback key fob?

Slide out the mechanical emergency key first, which usually releases a catch, then part the halves with a plastic pry tool or a coin wrapped in tape. A screwdriver will mark the case and can crack the seam.