Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-27 | 13V110000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 274,402 | — | Details |
| 2004-06-09 | 04V274000 |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1,987 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Legacy. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V311000 (Service B… |
| 2023-12-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The vehicles brake lines have corroded and started to leak, resulting in the stopping distance increasing and the vehic… |
| 2023-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I noticed a small puddle of fluid by the right rear wheel and immediately brought the vehicle over to Premier Subaru of… |
| 2022-11-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that the hydraulic brake lines were leaking. The brake warnin… |
| 2022-08-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The rear brakes on the above referenced vehicle failed due to environmental corrosion. This is aligned with recall WQK4… |
| 2022-08-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Car is a Subaru Legacy GT 2005 Brake lines were corroded and burst and almost caused major accident on highway. Subar… |
| 2022-02-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | A combination of high temperature and exposure to sunlight is causing dashboard to become sticky/melted. The center f… |
| 2021-08-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | While driving, cruise control and check engine light comes on and then the car won't accelerate. Engine revs really hig… |
| 2021-06-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated while driving 30 mph and approaching a red light, the brake p… |
| 2021-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the brake pedal would go all the way to… |
| 2021-02-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED … |
| 2020-11-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 17 AT 60MPH 11/15/2020 ENGINE SUDDENLY WENT TO IDLE. THROTTLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. CHECK EN… |
| 2020-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PREVIOUS RECALL ISSUE WITH BRAKES WAS NEVER FIXED CORRECTLY, RESULTING IN A LARGE LEAK IN THE REAR RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIN… |
| 2020-02-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT SOME ELEMENTS OF MY REAR HATCH ON MY SUBARU LEGACY WAGON WERE NOT WORKING. SPECIFICALLY, THE LI… |
| 2019-09-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SUBARU LEGACY AND WAS APPROACHING A TURN. WHILE BRAKING AT MAYBE 30% BRAKE FORCE I FELT A SLIGHT… |
| 2019-07-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2005 SUBARU LEGACY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DR… |
| 2019-03-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASH IS MELTING AND CREATING SUCH A GLARE AND A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT IT OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVERS VIEW A… |
| 2019-01-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DEALER (SUBURBAN SUBARU VERNON, CT) PERFORMED BRAKE LIKE RECALL WQK-47R IN SEPTEMBER 2014 AND "APPLIED ANTI CORROSION W… |
| 2018-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. UPON BRAKE APPLICATION, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, HAD TO USE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP VE… |
| 2018-10-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE EASTBOUND ON HWY-14 IN VANCOUVER, WA, APPROX 60 MPH. VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER WE… |
| 2018-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WQK-47 BRAKE LINE CORROSION RECALL WORK WAS DONE TO "RUSTPROOF" THE LINE ONLY 3 YEARS AGO. THE LINE IS CURRENTLY RUSTE… |
| 2018-04-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CD PLAYER TURNS ON BY ITSELF WHEN RADIO IS ON. NOTHING SPECIFICALLY MAKES IT HAPPEN LIKE HITTING A BUMP OR ANYTHING… |
| 2018-01-20 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WIRES THAT GO TO THE REAR HATCH FOR THE WIPER AND THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ARE SEVERED AFTER REPEATED OPENING/CLOSING OF REAR … |
| 2018-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A CITY STREET. MY SON WENT OUT IN THE MORNING TO MOVE IT TO FIND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BURNED… |
| 2017-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE LINE RUST EVEN AFTER NHTSA RECALL #14V311 (SUBARU RECALL ID WQK-47) . THE CLEANING AND AND WAX SP… |
| 2017-08-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | ENGINE ACCELERATED AT A RAPID SPEED ON ITS OWN POWER.. UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTIO… |
| 2017-08-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HAD OWNED THE CAR FOR NOT EVEN A YEAR YET BACK IN 2012, AND THE ONLY ACCIDENT I'VE EVER BEEN IN HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO… |
| 2016-12-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE SENSOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. MOMENTS … |
| 2016-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY SUBARU LEGACY AND PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AT SERVCO SUBARU HONOLUL… |
| 2016-09-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO THE RIG… |
| 2016-07-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR MY CAR FOR BRAKE LINES THAT WOULD RUST IF THEY WERE NOT PROTECTED. I WENT TO A DEALER TO … |
| 2016-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAKING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK. NO COLLISON. GAS SMELL BEGAN AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT STAR… |
| 2016-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD |
| 2016-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKA RECALL. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY. NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION. CALLED LOCAL SUBARU DEALER. THEY HAVE NO… |
| 2016-04-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER MY DAD FILLED HIS LEGACY WITH FUEL WE COULD SMELL FUMES FROM THE FUEL. WE TOOK IT TO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP WE BOU… |
| 2016-02-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-02-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I REC'D NOTIFICATION THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS AREN'T CURRENTLY AVA… |
| 2016-02-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I'M WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SUBARU'S HANDLING OF THE TAKATA INFLATORS. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER TO… |
| 2016-02-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I CALLED THE SUBARU DEALER IN NEWARK, DE (MATT SLAP) TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE ON MY CAR. I HAVE CALLED THREE TIMES IN OV… |
| 2016-02-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS: THE MANUFACTURER IS TAKING A LONG TIME TO FIX THIS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. I GOT MY NOTICE IN FEBRU… |
| 2016-02-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323… |
| 2016-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SUBARU ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 2005-2008 LEGACY AND OUTBACK DUE TO AN INFLATOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDING TO… |
| 2016-01-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-01-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR IS CREATING A GAS LEAK AND SMELL AFTER COLD START UPS. THE CAR ALSO FILLS UP WITH SMOKE AFTER WARMING UP THE CA… |
| 2016-01-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I CONTACTED NOT ONE, BUT ALL OF MY LOCAL SUBARU DEALERS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY TO FIND OUT WHICH H… |
| 2016-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TRYING TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR A RECALL |
| 2015-12-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2015-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR DID NOT HAVE BACKUP LIGHTS, ELECTRONIC LOCK FOR REAR HATCH DID NOT WORK. TESTED BULBS AND SWITCH FOR BACKUP LIGHTS… |
| 2015-08-23 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | 2005 SUBARU LEGACY WITH 202,000 MILES HAD A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE CAR… |
| 2015-08-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER… |