---
title: "Subaru Outback Cabin & Engine Air Filters"
description: "How the Subaru Outback air filters specification changed from 2010 to 2025, compared generation by generation. Cabin air filter and engine air filter part numbers for the Subaru Outback, with aftermarket equivalents and replacement intervals. Behind the glovebox; drop the glovebox door, 5-minute DIY."
url: "https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/filters"
updated: "2026-08-21"
---

# Subaru Outback Cabin Air Filter and Engine Air Filter

The specification is consistent across every generation we hold data for.

## Has the Subaru Outback air filters specification changed by year?

| Model years | Cabin filter | Interval | Engine air filter |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [2020-2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/filters) | N/A | Every 15,000-30,000 mi (more often in dusty conditions) | N/A |
| [2015-2019](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2015-2019/filters) | N/A | Every 15,000-30,000 mi (more often in dusty conditions) | N/A |
| [2010-2014](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2010-2014/filters) | N/A | Every 15,000-30,000 mi (more often in dusty conditions) | N/A |

## Full specifications by generation

The air filters 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 Air & cabin filters](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020-2025/filters)
- [2015-2019 Subaru Outback Air & cabin filters](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2015-2019/filters)
- [2010-2014 Subaru Outback Air & cabin filters](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2010-2014/filters)

## Subaru Outback air filters: common questions

### Where is the cabin air filter on a Subaru Outback?

Behind the glovebox; drop the glovebox door, 5-minute DIY.

### How often should the cabin air filter be replaced on a Subaru Outback?

Every 15,000-30,000 mi (more often in dusty conditions). Sooner if you drive in heavy traffic, on dirt roads, or through wildfire smoke, a clogged filter shows up first as weak airflow and a foggy windshield that will not clear.

## 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. Subaru)](https://www.classaction.org/news/subaru-lawsuit-says-2019-2025-vehicles-plagued-by-electrical-system-defect-causing-parasitic-battery-drain)
- [AutoZone, 2023 Outback wiper blade fitment (26/18/16)](https://www.autozone.com/ignition-tune-up-and-routine-maintenance/wiper-blade-windshield/subaru/outback/2023)
- [Edmunds, 2023 Subaru Outback review (XT/Wilderness turbo trim lineup)](https://www.edmunds.com/subaru/outback/2023/)

## Find your exact Outback

- [2025](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2025)
- [2024](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2024)
- [2023](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2023)
- [2022](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2022)
- [2021](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2021)
- [2020](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2020)
- [2019](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2019)
- [2018](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2018)
- [2017](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2017)
- [2016](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2016)
- [2015](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2015)
- [2014](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2014)
- [2013](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2013)
- [2012](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2012)
- [2011](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2011)
- [2010](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/2010)

More Subaru Outback guides:

- [Oil & filter](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/oil)
- [Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/battery)
- [Tires & wheels](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/tires)
- [Wiper blades](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/wipers)
- [Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/bulbs)
- [Brakes](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/brakes)
- [Fluids](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/fluids)
- [Service schedule](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/service-schedule)
- [Problems & reliability](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/common-problems)
- [Oil light reset](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/oil-reset)
- [Key fob battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/key-fob-battery)
- [Specs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/subaru/outback/specs)

Specifications vary with engine option, production date, and market.