Subaru seat belts problems
Across all Subaru models in NHTSA's complaint database, 404 complaints involve seat belts. The Legacy accounts for the largest share (34%). The single worst model year is the 1994 Legacy with 26 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 404 about seat belts, all Subaru models
- Most affected
- Legacy 34% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 27,000 miles 137 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 72 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Subaru models
Worst model years for seat belts
- 1994 Subaru Legacy26 complaints
- 1992 Subaru Legacy22 complaints
- 1991 Subaru Legacy19 complaints
- 1990 Subaru Legacy14 complaints
- 1993 Subaru Legacy13 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 29 |
| 1991 | 26 |
| 1992 | 29 |
| 1993 | 18 |
| 1994 | 26 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 9 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 137 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 27,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.