Subaru Legacy problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Subaru Legacy model year, from official NHTSA data.
3,142
NHTSA complaints
68
recall campaigns
7,497
service bulletins (TSBs)
9
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Subaru Legacy | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2024 Subaru Legacy | 16 | 0 | — |
| 2023 Subaru Legacy | 10 | 2 | — |
| 2022 Subaru Legacy | 32 | 2 | 362 |
| 2021 Subaru Legacy | 31 | 3 | 440 |
| 2020 Subaru Legacy | 121 | 6 | 575 |
| 2019 Subaru Legacy | 123 | 3 | 413 |
| 2018 Subaru Legacy | 116 | 3 | 429 |
| 2017 Subaru Legacy | 118 | 2 | 381 |
| 2016 Subaru Legacy | 146 | 3 | 457 |
| 2015 Subaru Legacy | 159 | 3 | 516 |
| 2014 Subaru Legacy | 53 | 10 | 361 |
| 2013 Subaru Legacy | 66 | 12 | 493 |
| 2012 Subaru Legacy | 90 | 16 | 324 |
| 2011 Subaru Legacy | 167 | 16 | 341 |
| 2010 Subaru Legacy | 150 | 18 | 312 |
| 2009 Subaru Legacy | 65 | 13 | 193 |
| 2008 Subaru Legacy | 65 | 9 | 203 |
| 2007 Subaru Legacy | 33 | 9 | 199 |
| 2006 Subaru Legacy | 87 | 7 | 208 |
| 2005 Subaru Legacy | 183 | 9 | 261 |
| 2004 Subaru Legacy | 49 | 10 | 193 |
| 2003 Subaru Legacy | 60 | 14 | 199 |
| 2002 Subaru Legacy | 54 | 4 | 150 |
| 2001 Subaru Legacy | 77 | 7 | 155 |
| 2000 Subaru Legacy | 94 | 2 | 93 |
| 1999 Subaru Legacy | 94 | 1 | 39 |
| 1998 Subaru Legacy | 114 | 1 | 26 |
| 1997 Subaru Legacy | 139 | 1 | 38 |
| 1996 Subaru Legacy | 123 | 1 | 33 |
| 1995 Subaru Legacy | 182 | 1 | 31 |
| 1994 Subaru Legacy | 60 | 0 | 15 |
| 1993 Subaru Legacy | 77 | 0 | 15 |
| 1992 Subaru Legacy | 55 | 0 | 14 |
| 1991 Subaru Legacy | 78 | 0 | 14 |
| 1990 Subaru Legacy | 81 | 0 | 14 |
Common problems
- Subaru Legacy electrical system problems419
- Subaru Legacy air bags problems392
- Subaru Legacy power train problems367
- Subaru Legacy visibility/wiper problems268
- Subaru Legacy engine and engine cooling problems242
- Subaru Legacy engine problems215
- Subaru Legacy vehicle speed control problems205
- Subaru Legacy service brakes, hydraulic problems154
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · opened Feb 24, 2015 · open
- Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · opened Jun 11, 2014 · closed Mar 2, 2015
- Autoliv Air Bag Propellant MixtureEQ12002 · opened Feb 14, 2012 · closed May 8, 2012