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2017 Subaru Legacy

Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2016-10-06 16V716000 AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER 54 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-02-15 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 Major fuel leak within engine bay
2026-01-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The battery has died several times and had to be replaced over the years due to a likely slow drain issue that Subaru i…
2025-12-01 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 My 2017 Legacy is on it's 3rd windshield this year. I had impact damage on July 17th, had it replaced the first week o…
2025-11-11 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 1 I drove into the parking lot of Walgreens, then drove around and pulled into a parking spot facing the south side of th…
2025-04-23 AIR BAGS No 0 The OCS sensor is faulty and doesn’t detect a passanger and may cause the airbag not to deploy, this is common accordin…
2024-10-17 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The mirror drivers side mirror wiggles. I. The even of a battery failure the electrical brake may fail
2023-10-23 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The key constantly stuck in ignition. Sometimes 10 minutes to get out. Then won’t start ignition Key broke off in ign…
2023-10-10 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The HOOD LATCH Failed, and hood came up at 70 mph on interstate. This has caused extensive damage.
2023-09-15 STEERING No 0 Electric Power Steering failure
2023-08-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 the key gets stuck in the ignition and you have to slide the shifter back in forth till it unlocks. I'm showing recall …
2023-06-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The car had been going on several local stops. Car was in the middle of a main thoroughfare ready to turn on to inters…
2023-05-27 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 Hood released and blew open while doing 50 mph. After checking oil level, I closed and verified hood was latched, whic…
2023-05-16 POWER TRAIN No 0 On May 16, 2023 I was driving a friend home. We were stopped at a red light and felt an impact. My friend said, "You'…
2023-04-25 ENGINE No 0 When i brought car in for an oil change. cam carrier leak, was reported to me that there was a cam carrier leak. When …
2023-03-23 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 When running on a highway and you press down on the accelerator hard to merge onto a highway or go around a vehicle to …
2023-01-25 POWER TRAIN No 0 Driving to work in the morning I began slowing down for a red light. When the vehicle get to ten miles an hour there wa…
2023-01-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Vehicle's batter discharges to the point where the vehicle has to be jumped or battery charged up. The vehilce had two…
2023-01-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 The catalytic converter has been replaced twice and is now needing a third replacement. The car emits gas fumes, unsaf…
2022-12-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I have a problem of the car not starting several times now. If I do not drive it for several days the battery has to be…
2022-12-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The car's battery does not recharge the battery adequately, or retain a charge for a reasonable amount of time. I have…
2022-11-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Left town for 3 weeks and upon return the battery was dead. This happened the last time the car was not driven for seve…
2022-10-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Battery went dead had it charged - went dead shortly after. Replaced battery and within a year of replacing with a bra…
2022-10-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Feb 2020 dead battery April 2020 dead battery April bought new battery 2020 April 2022 dead battery Oct 2022 dead batt…
2022-09-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Battery is draining and going dead even though battery and starter are new and battery is good. Needs to be jumped to s…
2022-09-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The battery frequently dies. Has had to be replaced multiple times. The mechanic has checked and doesn’t know why.
2022-09-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Battery draining. Car won't start
2022-09-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated while attempting to remove the key from the ignition, the key…
2022-09-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Unexplained battery drain on my 2017 Subaru Legacy. Had to jump the vehicle on two different occasions. Brought the veh…
2022-08-13 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 This vehicle has had two batteries replaced since it was bought in 5/2016. I believe is the same issue with the other n…
2022-07-01 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Driving on the highway all of a sudden my windshield cracked. It was due to stress nothing hit the window
2022-05-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My battery is constantly draining and having corrosion. I have replaced the battery 3 times in 5 years
2022-05-02 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Windshield on this vehicle cracked for no reason.
2022-04-29 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Windshield glass cracks very easily from rocks. In the last year I’ve had 7 cracks form. I’ve never had this trouble wi…
2022-03-13 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Crack appeared starting from below the passenger windshield wiper on the windshield out of the blue, while sitting in d…
2022-03-07 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 The original windshield cracked starting at the bottom left corner and quickly spread across the entire window. I went …
2022-03-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Yes 1 A 2017 Subaru Legacy was stopped on a hill, on the shoulder of a two lane service road. The driver, who was the car own…
2022-02-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Hello! We have a 2017 Subaru Legacy 2.5I LM that was purchased used in 2018. Since the purchase of the vehicle, we have…
2022-02-17 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 The windshield cracked for no apparent reason. Because my wife works from home the car sat in the driveway for over a w…
2022-02-11 AIR BAGS Yes 1 The contact owned a 2017 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 - 45 MPH on a two-lane road, …
2022-01-30 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 MY WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY GARAGE. THE CRACK IS IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WI…
2022-01-25 STEERING No 0 Vehicle is difficult to control, especially when driving on uneven roads, or when it is windy. It takes a lot of effort…
2022-01-07 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Windshield cracked in the bottom left corner
2022-01-03 STEERING No 0 Make noise in the front driver site every time when I drive over bad roads
2021-10-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Car seems to have an electrical issue. Battery dies several times a year. Sometimes, you can jump it, but not always.
2021-10-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Vehicle has not release the key three times so I had to figure things out in 30 minutes each time
2021-09-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Repeated failure to start due to dead battery. Original battery replaced and replacement battery continued to die 2 or…
2021-08-10 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 The windshield formed a crack towards the bottom of the passenger side and was about 3-5inches to start. Over time, the…
2021-07-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 In 4 1/2 years of ownership I have had to replace the battery three times and the front window twice. My other car trav…
2021-07-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I do not know what caused the fire, but maybe the battery or something electrical. The car stalled and the. I re-starte…
2021-05-31 AIR BAGS Yes 1 Almost hit a deer on Meredith Center road New Hampshire my display warning did not go off cost $12,000 worth of impact …