Posted Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 10:19pm
Subaru published its April 2026 sales figures, and the midsize Outback had its best month of the year (so far) with 10,552 units sold. That number represents a slight decrease of 8.3% from last April when it moved 11,501 units, though 2025 was a fairly impressive year for the Outback given it was in the final model year of its sixth-generation.
Even still, the Outback is starting to bounce back after a rocky start to 2026, which has seen the popular model move just 37,626 units through April, down 26.9% compared to 2025 when it sold 51,435 units in the first four months. Critics of the seventh-generation Outback might claim the drop in sales can be attributed to the new model’s styling, which is more aggressive and less wagon-like than ever before. This rebound in April could show the sluggish sales were due to the model year changeover and a lack of inventory, not a lack of demand.