Subaru Legacy recalls & problems by year

216 recalls and 3,182 owner complaints across 36 model years (1990–2025).

Most complaints2005184 complaints

Most recalls201018 recalls

Crashes reported281in owner complaints

Injuries reported1894 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2025	5★	26–30 mpg	0	6	0	0	1	0
2024	5★	26–30 mpg	0	17	1	1	0	0
2023	5★	26–30 mpg	2	10	2	0	0	0
2022	5★	27–30 mpg	2	34	4	1	1	0
2021	5★	27–30 mpg	3	31	0	0	1	0
2020	5★	27–30 mpg	6	121	1	1	1	0
2019	5★	23–29 mpg	3	123	2	1	0	0
2018	5★	23–29 mpg	3	117	7	1	1	0
2017	5★	23–29 mpg	2	119	10	1	6	0
2016	5★	23–29 mpg	3	147	9	0	3	0
2015	5★	23–29 mpg	3	160	15	3	10	0
2014	5★	20–27 mpg	10	53	4	2	1	0
2013	5★	20–27 mpg	12	66	6	0	5	0
2012	—	20–25 mpg	16	90	7	0	7	0
2011	4★	20–25 mpg	16	167	7	2	3	0
2010	—	20–26 mpg	18	150	10	1	8	1
2009	—	20–22 mpg	13	65	3	1	4	0
2008	—	20–22 mpg	9	65	3	1	1	0
2007	—	20–23 mpg	9	33	1	4	3	0
2006	—	19–23 mpg	7	87	6	1	6	1
2005	—	19–23 mpg	9	184	11	4	10	0
2004	—	—	11	49	5	0	3	0
2003	—	—	15	60	4	0	4	0
2002	—	20–21 mpg	5	54	5	1	2	1
2001	—	20–21 mpg	8	77	11	2	5	0
2000	—	21 mpg	4	94	8	2	3	0
1999	—	21–22 mpg	3	94	18	1	12	0
1998	—	20–24 mpg	4	114	17	2	12	0
1997	—	21–24 mpg	5	139	18	2	8	0
1996	—	20–25 mpg	3	123	26	4	17	0
1995	—	21–24 mpg	2	182	33	3	29	0
1994	—	18–23 mpg	0	60	5	4	5	1
1993	—	18–23 mpg	1	77	9	1	6	0
1992	—	18–23 mpg	2	55	6	0	4	0
1991	—	18–22 mpg	3	78	3	0	3	0
1990	—	20–22 mpg	4	81	4	2	4	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Electrical system — 438 complaints
Air bags — 408 complaints
Power train — 379 complaints
Unknown or other — 291 complaints
Visibility/wiper — 274 complaints
Engine and engine cooling — 253 complaints
Engine — 219 complaints
Vehicle speed control — 210 complaints