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2021 Subaru Outback Limited

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Vehicle Details

VIN4S4BTANC7M3113176
TrimLimited
Exterior ColorBlack
Drivetrain4WD
Engine2.5L H4
TransmissionCVT
Fuel TypeUnleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot4

Federal records · buyer verification

2021 Subaru Outback

A component is listed below if NHTSA records a vehicle recall campaign, a manufacturer warranty extension or service campaign, or at least 10 distinct consumer complaints.

Recall campaigns

NHTSA lists these campaigns as covering certain 2021 Subaru Outback vehicles. One campaign can list several components, so adding these counts is not a way to total the campaigns — 4 vehicle campaigns are on record for this model-year.

  • Power Train3 campaigns12 distinct complaints
  • Air Bags1 campaignno complaint count above OAV’s minimum of 10

Manufacturer campaigns

The manufacturer filed these with NHTSA as warranty extensions or service campaigns.

  • Electrical SystemService campaignmost recently May 13, 2024

    A service campaign does not establish that this vehicle is included, or that any work is outstanding. Whether it applies depends on the program and the VIN — confirm with a franchised dealer.

  • SeatsService campaignmost recently May 13, 2024

    A service campaign does not establish that this vehicle is included, or that any work is outstanding. Whether it applies depends on the program and the VIN — confirm with a franchised dealer.

Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety recall at no cost to the owner — by repair, replacement or refund — for vehicles not more than 15 years old on the date the defect was determined.

Parts are sometimes on back-order and some remedies are interim, so a dealer may not be able to complete the work immediately. A specific vehicle’s current recall status is available through NHTSA’s VIN recall lookup.

Most-complained components with no recall campaign on record

At least 10 distinct complaints, ordered by complaint count.

  • Visibility107 distinct complaints

OAV lists only communications filed as warranty extensions or service campaigns. Subaru filed 479 other service communications for this model year; those are not listed.

These federal records are not an input to OAV’s price verdict.

These records describe the 2021 model-year, not any individual vehicle, and are not an inspection. One complaint can be recorded against more than one component, so counts do not sum to the model-year total. Service records for any component listed here are worth requesting from the seller. Showing 5 of 7 components with records above OAV’s publication floor — see all 7 for this model-year.

Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. Mileage is self-reported and frequently rounded. Complaint records as of 2026-09-21. Recall records as of 2026-09-21. Manufacturer communications as of 2026-09-21.

Limited

Fair Price
$25,59844,504 mi

Columbia, SC 29210

Is this 2021 Subaru Outback Limited a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $25,598, comparable market range $15,649–$29,411, based on 299 comparable listings.

Market context (not a verdict input): Listed 4 days.

Market price position

$25,598 · within market range

Comparable range
$15,649 – $29,411
vs. market
$9,949 above low · $3,813 below high
Comparable vehicles
299

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$22,530

This vehicle $25,598 · $3,068 (14%) above MRP

MRP™ is the midpoint of the comparable market range — the representative price the market is asking for similar vehicles. How MRP works.

True Retail Value (TRV™)

$24,735

This vehicle $25,598 · $863 (3%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-24) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 13–43 days.

What does Demand-Verified mean?

Market Breakdown

Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges are rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.

Regional Range$15,649 – $29,411

Carmax Columbia

Columbia, SC

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About This 2021 Subaru Outback

Listing updated: Sep 24, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Columbia, SC · On lot for 4 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2021 Subaru Outback Limited is listed at $25,598 by carmax columbia in Columbia, SC 29210. It has 44,504 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.5L H4 engine and CVT transmission.

OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced in line with the supported comparable range. Based on 299 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $15,649 to $29,411. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage — every price shown is the real advertised price. On used vehicles, mileage can still cause OAV to withhold a verdict — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than call it a deal it can't support.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 4 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 24, 2026. The comparable band (patent pending) is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.

Market context

This listing is part of OAV's broader Columbia, SC wagons market analysis. OAV compares vehicles by local and regional price-to-market ranges and comparable count; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2021 Subaru Outback against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

  • Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; a smaller gap under the floor is Fair Price.
  • Fair Price — priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
  • Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.
  • Unscored — OAV withholds a verdict when the evidence cannot support one: too few or too widely spread comparables, a price it cannot validate, a branded or salvage title, or mileage that would distort the comparison. The listing stays visible; only the rating is withheld.

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Columbia, SC, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 4S4BTANC7M3113176 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.

Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented vehicle market standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles.

2021 Subaru Outback Market in SC

SC Market Listings

90

Average Price

$24,020

Price Range

$18,071–$29,992

Avg Days on Lot

45

Based on all 90 2019-2023 Subaru Outback listings in the SC market, the average asking price is $24,020. This listing at $25,598 is $1,578 above the broader SC average (7% above the SC average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across SC; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in SC range from $18,071 to $29,992. Similar vehicles spend an average of 45 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Subaru Outback Listings in SC

8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: Limited — compare trims below)

This is a broad, statewide same-model set (any trim, mileage, or title) — not the qualified comparable cohort behind the verdict above; lower prices here typically reflect a different trim, higher mileage, or a branded title.