2017 Subaru Legacy problems
Owners have filed 140 complaints about the 2017 Subaru Legacy with NHTSA. Visibility/wiper accounts for 23.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 20.7%. A further 15.0% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints140
Crashes13
Fires2
Injuries8
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility/wiper 23.6% · 33
Electrical system 20.7% · 29
Unknown or other 15.0% · 21
Steering 6.4% · 9
Air bags 5.0% · 7
Structure 4.3% · 6
Service brakes 3.6% · 5
Engine 3.6% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 13 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 8 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 19 model years of the Subaru Legacy in this data, 2017 sits 13th by complaint volume. 2005 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 12 in the last three years against 77 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 31,000 miles.
In owners' own words
My 2017 Legacy is on it's 3rd windshield this year. I had impact damage on July 17th, had it replaced the first week of August, and it cracked without impact damage in October. Subaru refused to replace it under warranty and it was replaced through insurance in December. The genuine Subaru replacement windshields for 2015-2019 Legacy and Outback models appear to be defective and this should be investigated. Visibility/wiper
I noticed a small crack in my windshield when I went to my garage, I hadn't driven the car for several days so I thought possibly extreme heat or humidity might have caused the windshield to crack. It seemed unusual but I did not have any other explanation since the car was parked in the garage & the crack was in a very noticeable spot. I called Subaru to have the windshield replaced. Visibility/wiper · reported at 34,100 miles
My windshield cracked two thirds of the way across from the bottom corner of the driver's side towards the middle across the front windshield. Started while I was driving on a highway turning slightly to the right at 60 mph. Initially occurred a few weeks ago and grew over the course of three days. Hasn't grown noticeably since then. Visibility/wiper · reported at 129,115 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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