--- title: "Subaru Outback Headlight and Bulb Sizes" description: "How the Subaru Outback headlight bulbs specification changed from 2010 to 2025, compared generation by generation. Headlight bulb types vary by trim on the Subaru Outback. Full bulb chart for every position, plus whether LED replacements fit the factory housings." url: "https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/bulbs" updated: "2026-08-21" --- # Subaru Outback Headlight and Bulb Sizes The specification is not the same across every year we cover, the table below shows exactly where it changes. ## Has the Subaru Outback headlight bulbs specification changed by year? | Model years | Low beam | High beam | Fog | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [2020-2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/bulbs) | LED (Steering Responsive LED headlights standard on most trims) | LED | N/A | | [2015-2019](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2015-2019/bulbs) | H11 (halogen; steering-responsive LED available on Touring from 2018) | 9005 (HB3) | N/A | | [2010-2014](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2010-2014/bulbs) | H11 | 9005 (HB3) | N/A | ## Full specifications by generation The headlight bulbs on a Subaru Outback is set by its generation, not its model year, so each generation has one page carrying the complete figures, part numbers and fitment notes for every year it covers. - [2020-2025 Subaru Outback Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/bulbs) - [2015-2019 Subaru Outback Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2015-2019/bulbs) - [2010-2014 Subaru Outback Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2010-2014/bulbs) ## Subaru Outback headlight bulbs: common questions ### What headlight bulb does a Subaru Outback use? LED (Steering Responsive LED headlights standard on most trims) for the low beam and LED for the high beam. Trims with factory LED or HID projectors use a sealed assembly instead and are not bulb-serviceable. ### Can you put LED bulbs in a Subaru Outback? Physically, yes, LED replacements exist in every common base. Whether they work well depends on the housing: a reflector housing designed around a halogen filament scatters LED output into oncoming traffic instead of down the road. Projector housings tolerate the swap far better. Some vehicles also flag the lower current draw as a bulb-out fault. ## Sources - [Wikipedia, Subaru FB engine (FB25D direct-injection, 2020 Outback/Legacy)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_FB_engine) - [AMSOIL lookup, 2022 Outback 2.4L FA24 turbo oil spec/capacity](https://www.amsoil.com/lookup/auto-and-light-truck/2022/subaru/outback/2-4l-4-cyl-engine-code-a-fa24-a-turbo/) - [NHTSA, 19V-664 brake pedal mounting bracket recall (WUL-97)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RCLRPT-19V664-6082.PDF) - [NHTSA, 24V-227 front passenger airbag sensor recall](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V227-7296.PDF) - [Out Motorsports, 2022 Outback Wilderness review (260 hp FA24F introduction)](https://www.outmotorsports.com/2021/09/2022-subaru-outback-wilderness-review-off-road/) - [classaction.org, Subaru lawsuit: 2019-2025 vehicles, parasitic battery drain (Taylor v. 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