2020 Subaru Legacy problems
Owners have filed 143 complaints about the 2020 Subaru Legacy with NHTSA. Visibility/wiper accounts for 39.9% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 10.5%. A further 18.2% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints143
Crashes1
Fires2
Injuries1
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility/wiper 39.9% · 57
Unknown or other 18.2% · 26
Electrical system 10.5% · 15
Visibility 6.3% · 9
Forward collision avoidance 5.6% · 8
Power train 4.9% · 7
Engine 2.8% · 4
Vehicle speed control 2.8% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 1 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 1 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 19 model years of the Subaru Legacy in this data, 2020 sits 12th by complaint volume. 2005 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 17 in the last three years against 96 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 6,089 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated while driving at approximately 60 mph, there was an abnormal sound emitting from the windshield. The contact became aware fractures to the windshield in three separate places. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 9,000. Visibility/wiper · reported at 9,000 miles
Windshield cracked for no reason while driving. Nothing hit the windshield. Car was slowly turning with no other car in front of it. There was a loud pop sound and the windshield was cracked on the driver side. Called dealership, and they said a self cracking windshield is not covered under warranty. Only 18,000 miles on the car. Will have to go through insurance until this is finally a recall. Visibility/wiper
I have not driven the Subaru Legacy for a couple of days. It has been parked outside on the driveway. Today, I noticed, the front windshield has a long crack starting from top edge l shaped to the center. There is no obvious sign of the impact from any object. I searched online and found out that this is quite a common issue due to the defective windshield on certain Subaru models. Visibility/wiper
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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