1993 Subaru Legacy problems
Owners have filed 90 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Subaru Legacy. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. After that come seat belts (14%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 90 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 22nd most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Subaru Legacy with enough data (37 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Frontal collision impact 1:00 position speed 5 MPH air bag deployed at low speed impact partically came out. "dup 950412: 962085". Tt
Vehicle was involved in a collison win hich the air bag did not deploy. The accident took place on the passenger's side all the way around to the driver's side.
The left front corner of the vehicle hit another vehicle at about 35 to 40MPH and the airbag did not deploy. Driver was injured, now in wheelchair.
Dt: the contact stated the shoulder harness on both front seat belts did not provide adequate restraint when in use. The straps gave way when properly buckled. The seat belts were not covered under warranty. He purchased replacement straps and planned to replace the straps himself.
Dt*: the contact stated there was a recall on the vehicle, NHTSA #94v052000 concerning the manual transmission. The recall work was performed prior to purchase. The transmission locked up while driving 25 MPH. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop, but has not been inspected.