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Minor correction to one of the earlier postings: walking around the Subaru new car showroom today, all the hoods were open and the lowest CCA I saw was 490. I was in for battery issue, mine checked out as BAD and was replaced under warranty. the new battery they installed has 550 CCA. I was so glad to hear the old one was bad cuz it was only 356 CCA. That's all Folks!

​I strolled around the New Car showroom while I waited for my car and all the hoods were open so I easily checked the CCA and for sure, 490 was the lowest figure I saw. Now, about the Voice to Nav system... complete joke in Subarus... at least through 2015. I was able to get a sweet SAS plan through Subaru because the unit would not work as advertised even after being replaced once. I suppose this should be a different thread but was just in the mood to yack. ​ Hoping this new battery will last a good while since it won't experience the repeated Start/Stop stuff that Sooberoo spoke of.

Hello Fellow Subies, Update on my situation: Took the car to Subaru this morning and the verdict was Bad Battery, replaced under warranty; Happy Dance here! As previously stated, CCA on the old battery was 356. The new battery part number is SOA821B400 and there's no specs data on the top of the installed battery. I've searched high and low on the net and could not find specs on the battery... it's tucked in a nice Subaru case so I can't see the sides for info. On an Outback forum complaining about batteries, one member states it's 550 CCA so I'm happy with that. Funny stuff: in my research, many of the sites said this battery was not suited to fit my Outback... it's kinda hilarious, the info that's out there. One more thing: I called a dealership in Duluth Minnesota (very cold up there) and the service advisor up there said they would replace my battery with one @ 550 CCA so I guess it all fits together. Thanks Guys, for your input on this topic.

2105 Outback 2.5 I Limited had a battery issue at about 28,000 miles: One day it hesitantly started but ran very rough for the first few minutes and the next day it wouldn't start at all. AAA jump started it in my garage at home. I decided to drive straight to the Subaru dealership... the car sputtered and stumbled the whole 6 miles to the dealership! At the dealership I was told that if the battery dies and you get it jumped you should let it idle for 15 to 20 minutes while the car re-learns itself (all the computerized stuff) I believe. They did a full check of the battery and charging system and said I was good to go/no problems! I was also told by the dealership that when I park the car for the evening that I should store the FOB far away from the car so it won't try to communicate with it and run the battery down. I haven't had a battery issue since then, thank God. Now 10 months later or so it's about 5 degrees here and I'm concerned about the battery... I looked under the hood and the battery is a size 25 with only 356 cold cranking amps and I'm wondering if I should just go ahead and replace it? I think something larger with a lot more cold cranking amps would be good. I have read numerous stories of dead batteries with 2015s and 2016s. Feel free to share your stories and recommendations. I really figured I'd have no issues for many years with a $34k vehicle .... but for the most part I really enjoy my Outback!