2018 Subaru Legacy problems
Owners have filed 165 complaints about the 2018 Subaru Legacy with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 24.8% of them, the clear leader, ahead of visibility/wiper at 15.2%. A further 17.6% were filed without a specific system named.
What owners report breaking
Of those complaints, 14 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 1 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 19 model years of the Subaru Legacy in this data, 2018 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2005 draws the most.
Filings are rising, 58 in the last three years against 49 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 20,450 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
Checking NHTSA for open recalls…