2012 Subaru Legacy engine problems
23 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2012 Subaru Legacy, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 19% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 93,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 93,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Purchased brand new subaru legacy october 31st of 2011. After only five months and 14,000 miles beginning in march of 2012 I was shocked to discover the following problem(s) with my legacy: low idling, bogging down, at oil light illuminated, and nearly stalling out. This issue is still continuing to this day, sporadically. I now have 25,500 miles and there is no solution to this problem.
Engine stalls after abrupt stop. For example, I was on post road in westport connecticut and slowed down from 25MPH+ very quickly with a hard brake. The engine immediately stalled and all lights on the dashboard were activated. Restarting the car allowed me to proceed. This issue also occurred on a highway (the meritt parkway) several weeks ago. This problem is consistently reproducible and has happened 10+ times.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Subaru Legacy
- Drivetrain & axles 32 complaints