Reliability & cost of ownership
Subaru Legacy Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Subaru Legacy? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Subaru Legacy problems by model year
209 recall entries and 2827 owner complaints on file across 31 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Subaru Legacy, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system410 complaints
- air bags378 complaints
- power train317 complaints
- unknown or other289 complaints
- visibility/wiper274 complaints
- service brakes268 complaints
- engine219 complaints
- engine and engine cooling201 complaints