Safety Score
68
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-15 | 00I002000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 223,520 | — | Details |
| 1998-05-04 | 98V091000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER,BRACKET | 29,442 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-02 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING… |
| 2011-10-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS BUMPER A… |
| 2010-09-16 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 96 SUBARU LEGACY THE OTHER DAY TO THE STORE WHEN SHE WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT HER… |
| 2010-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1996 SUBURU LEGACY SHUTS DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PURCHASED IN UTAH DROVE TO DENVER AREA. WENT TO DMV TO REGISTER TH… |
| 2007-06-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 SUBARU LEGACY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ATTRIBU… |
| 2007-05-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GAS FORMING UNDER… |
| 2006-08-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AN ODOR OF FUEL WAS DETECTED AND A PUDDLE BEGAN TO FORM ON THE GROUND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PA… |
| 2005-10-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND HIT THE REAR OF THE GA… |
| 2005-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: THE CALLER SAYS HIS GAS GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY WHEN IT GETS DOWN TO HALF A TANK. HE STATES THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN … |
| 2005-07-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | STONE GAURD PROTECTING FUEL FILLER PIPE CAUSED DIRT TO BE TRAPPED BLOCKING DRAIN AND WATER TO ACCUMULATE AGAINST FILLER… |
| 2005-06-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | DT: THE FILLER PIPE ON FUEL TANK ROTTED OUT AND LEAKED FUEL ALL OVER THE PLACE. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT A SAFETY DEFECT… |
| 2005-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 1996 SUBARU OUTBACK EXPERIENCED AN AIR BAG MALFUNCTION ON 6/14/2005. WHILE DRIVING DOWN OUR LOCAL HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH… |
| 2004-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY MOVING INTO DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE HOUS… |
| 2004-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY ENGINE STALLING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION , … |
| 2004-07-28 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | MY DAUGHTER SPUN HER 1996 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON WHILE TRYING TO MISS A DEER AT ABOUT 45 MPH. SHE HIT A TREE GOING BACKWAR… |
| 2004-02-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE HOOD FLEW OPEN, SHATTERING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE… |
| 2003-07-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO FOR RECALL 01V216000 REPAIRS REGARDING FRONT COIL SP… |
| 2003-07-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1996 SUBARU LEGACY - AUTO TRANS. CAR BINDS ON SLOW TURNS. SUBARU TECH. STATES THAT VEHICLE NEEDS ABOUT $1000 IN REPAI… |
| 2003-04-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SUBARU 1996 ENGINE DEFECT IN WHICH EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES PREMATURELY FAIL AROUND 70-90000 MILES, FALLING INTO THE ENGINE… |
| 2003-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SMELLING BURNING OIL, A MECHANIC FOUND DEFECTIVE SEALS ON THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY AND ELSEWHE… |
| 2002-09-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 SUBARU LEGACY L WITH AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE MISS WITH A P0304 (MISS IN CYLINDER 4) CODE. MOST OF THE TIME… |
| 2002-08-18 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING TIRE TREAD IS STARTING TO SEPARATE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S … |
| 2002-07-16 | PARKING BRAKE | Yes | 0 | CAR WAS PARKED, WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND IN GEAR ON A HILL. OWNER HEARD A SHARP METALLIC NOISE AFTER CAR HAD BEEN PA… |
| 2002-06-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND FORCE INTO THE BACK OF A PICK UP AND NEITHER BAG BAGS DEPLOYED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FUR… |
| 2002-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON. WHEN VEHICLE WAS … |
| 2002-04-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED, LOST ALL POWER.BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING FROM BATTERY CAP. ALTERNATOR FAILED WHICH MELTED… |
| 2001-09-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON AUGUST THE 12 AFTER GOING UP A STEEP HILL THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING REALLY BAD TO THE POINT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING … |
| 2001-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY BLEW UP. STARTED CAR AND LOUD EXPLOSION AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ALL THE TOPS OFF THE BATTERY CELL… |
| 2001-07-31 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL WHEN IT WAS HIT HEAD ON. FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL PASSENGER WENT THROUGH WIN… |
| 2001-06-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT BECOMES ILLUMINATED, THEN CUTS OFF. ENGINE WILL TURN OVER WHEN RESTARTED. DEALER WAS CONTACT… |
| 2001-06-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V216 AND HAD RECALL WORK DONE AND IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC |
| 2001-05-29 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE FRONT CRANK SEAL STARTED LEAKING FOR THE SECOND TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 102,000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL SEAL STARTING LE… |
| 2001-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS ON THERE WAY BACK FROM A TRIPLE TRAVELING DOWN A SNAKE ROAD. ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED UP BESIDE HIM AND Y… |
| 2001-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | AT APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE BINDING IN SLOW SPEED TURNS. AT TIMES, THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO C… |
| 2001-01-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN 1/2" TO 3/4" TO FLOOR ONLY WHEN VEHICLE WAS SITTING FOR A WHILE OR WHILE APPLYING BRAKE AT … |
| 2001-01-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS FORCED OFF OF ROAD WHERE SHE IMPACTED A TREE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THIS EVENT. *AK |
| 2000-12-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE HIT DEER, MINIMUM DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. BUT, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG BROKE, PASSENGER INJURED … |
| 2000-12-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON 35MPH FRONT-END IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CAR SUSTAINED $7000 DAMAGES, FRONT-END IS CRUS… |
| 2000-12-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER WARM. TOOK 6 TIMES TO GET IT CORRECTED. ALSO, HAS HAD THREE OIL LEAKS IN 6 YEARS. *AK |
| 2000-08-09 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL TURNED VEHICLE INTO A SPIN, CAUSING A COLLISION. *AK |
| 2000-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | CAR DID NOT STOP IN TIME TO PREVENT CRASH. RAINING. CAR IN FRONT STOPPED. OUR CAR GOING ABOUT 25MPH. BRAKED AT ABOUT 25… |
| 2000-06-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | MY WIFE HAD RIGHTT FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT @ 65 MILES AN HR. I HAD THESE TIRES REPACED YESTERDAY 9-13-2000 . I WAS AFRAID … |
| 2000-05-15 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER FAILED SOMETIME IN MAY 2000 (5/15/2000 & 82,200 MILES ARE ESTIMATES). THIS IS THE SECOND… |
| 2000-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | A FUSE HAD BLOWN OUT FIVE TIMES, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL . ALSO, AFFECTING WINDOWS AND FAN. *AK |
| 2000-03-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED HOOD FLEW UP, BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW. DEALER AND SUBBARU HAS BEEN NOTIVIED. *AK .*ET |
| 2000-02-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | WHEN CHANGING LANE, CAR MALFUNCTIONED. CAR LURCHED TO RIGHT, THEN LEFT, THEN FISHTAILED ACROSS 3 LANES OF SUPERHIGHWAY… |
| 2000-02-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CAR FISHTAILED OUT OF CONTROL. *AK |
| 2000-01-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP ABOUT 5 MPH, CONSUMER BUMPED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT … |
| 2000-01-16 | STEERING | Yes | 3 | DRIVER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. YH |