# 2015 Subaru Outback - CVT? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** subaru\ **Created:** [March 5, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-cvt/160409 "2020-03-05T23:46:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Robin59](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@Robin59](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robin59)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-cvt/160409/1 "2020-03-05T23:46:01Z")
I am looking at buying a Suburu Outback, but am confused about CVT. What can you tell about this as I have only driven automatic. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-cvt/160409/2 "2020-03-06T01:04:01Z")
Have you even looked at this vehicle / CVT is just another way to have an automatic transmission operate. None of my business but do you really need all wheel drive ?I would not buy a used vehicle with all wheel drive . Also put CVT in your search engine and you will fine articles that better explain CVT then I can. ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-subaru-outback-cvt/160409/3 "2020-03-06T23:26:41Z")
I test cars ad have come to love CVTs. They are smooth and offer great fuel economy. However, that particular car, the '15 Outback has a defect and Subaru has settled a class action claim on the CVT by extending the warranty to 100K miles. And, I hate to break it to you, the engine also has a well-known defect and yet another extended warranty. [You can read the details here](https://www.cartalk.com/blogs/car-talk-car-complaints/used-subarus%E2%80%93-buy-one-not-one). For the record, I own a '16 Forester and have owned two Outbacks and a Legacy in the past.