2014 Subaru Legacy problems
Owners have filed 73 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Subaru Legacy. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. After that come electrical system (15%) and body & structure (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 73 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 29,000 miles 42 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 | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 42 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 29,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Subaru Legacy with enough data (54 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 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.
Takata recall auto accident front driver side crushed up to firewall and no airbags went off , zero ! Wife leg was badly brused because of this ! Auto was in motion at 25 miles a hour at a intersection going straight ahead was hit on driver front from side by cross traffic
Im not the only one. The headlights go on and off. I have contacted other owners about this issue for this model year. Its very dangerous to be driving and the lights go out. Subaru has ignored owners. I went to replace a bulb but the bulb is brand new. There is a serious and dangerous defect in this 2010-2014 model year subaru.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru legacy. The contact stated that the vehicle consumed oil too quickly. The contact had to constantly add engine oil to the vehicle between oil changes and the check oil indicator illuminated often. The failure mileage was 62,922. The VIN was invalid. Consumer stated engine needs to repaired or replacement in addition, the air bag needs to be replaced. Engine oil was analyzed and found water in it. Consumer stated dealer agrees there is a problem and engine teardown was schedule.