2017 Subaru Legacy problems
Owners have filed 141 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Subaru Legacy. Wipers, windshield & visibility is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. After that come electrical system (21%) and steering (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 141 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 31,000 miles 68 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 | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 26 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 68 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 31,000 miles. For wipers, windshield & visibility specifically, the median reported mileage is about 34,000 miles (24 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Subaru Legacy with enough data (114 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2017 subaru legacy. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, a second vehicle t-bone crashed into the driver side of the vehicle. During the crash, the driver side curtain air bag did not immediately deploy causing the drivers head to make contact with the interior of the driver side door. The air bag then deployed down onto the head of the driver causing the driver additional injuries and also causing the driver to becoming entrapped by the air bag.
Almost hit a deer on Meredith Center road New Hampshire my display warning did not go off cost $12,000 worth of impact on the front end of the car the airbags did not go off deploy broke ribs
The contact owned a 2017 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 - 45 MPH on a two-lane road, he attempted to overtake the driver in front and crashed head-on into a vehicle coming in the opposite direction. The contact stated that the driver's front air bag failed to deploy however, both side curtain air bags deployed as needed. The contact stated that he suffered two fractures to his sternum along with other chest injuries.
Lock is not aligned properly where it will sometimes jam. This means that person cannot open door. In a fire or accident could become trapped
Had vehicle parked in garage with no chips or cracks in windshield.next morning windshield was cracked.cracks appeared from behind mirror outward.checked for any chips none were found.no reason for glass to crack.