2007 Subaru Legacy problems
Owners have filed 45 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Subaru Legacy. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. After that come engine (22%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 27 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 70,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 85% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 33rd most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Subaru Legacy with enough data (17 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 9 safety recall campaigns.
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.
On august 2nd, 2008, I was in an accident in 2007 subaru legacy, sw, as a result of car ?fishtailing? After emergency maneuver on a highway. None of the airbags deployed, even though I was traveling with speed of 60+ MPH and car was declared total loss. Subaru is very reluctant with following up on reasons why airbags have not deployed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 subaru legacy. While driving 15 MPH, oil leaked on the exhaust and caused a small engine fire. The dealer replaced the oil line. The failure mileage was 10,200 and current mileage was 12,500. Updated 12/12/07
The first time my oil return line cracked and leaked it started a small fire under the hood. This is because my dealer told me to keep driving and make a appt. A few days down the line. Line gets replaced and about 11 months later the same problem happens. Oil return line cracks oil dripping onto the hot exhaust and making tons of smoke. Line is replaced again. Two weeks later same problem same oil line and its cracked again. This is obviously a manufacturing defect among these parts and a design flaw as well.
Safety|service campaign: wqr53|NHTSA campaign: 15v323000 05-08 leg/out pass. Air bag inflator:: sent this email to subaru today: been calling albany subaru (albany, ca) and downtown subaru (oakland ca) for 2 months for service on this recall. Both say they have no parts, will call me, I'm on the list, they get parts to do 2 services a month, there are over 400 on the list... Don't you think this is unacceptable for a safety recall? When can I drive with a passenger again? Cc: NHTSA
Subaru USA and the national highway traffic safety administration have issued a recall on specific subaru's that identifies the brake system will fail without notice. The brake lines on my vehicle that fall under the recall have failed and I did encounter a "no brake" situation. After bringing the vehicle in for repair of the recall, the dealership contacted me back and claimed it was not the brake lines that caused the issue.