2014 Subaru Legacy Problems

Below Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2014 Subaru Legacy.

20132015
Complaints
73
Crashes
8
Fires
4
Injuries
3
Fatalities
Recalls
10

Worst 2014 Subaru Legacy Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#114 complaints

AIR BAGS

Avg mileage:18,012 mi
Crash-related:3
#211 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:63,470 mi
Crash-related:1
Fires:2
#37 complaints

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Avg mileage:70,500 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2014 Subaru Legacy.

AIR BAGS
14
complaints
Crashes
3
Fires
Avg Miles
18,012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Avg Miles
63,470
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
70,500
POWER TRAIN
6
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
49,333
ENGINE
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
168,544
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
75,564
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
22,823
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
11,756
SEATS
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
1
Avg Miles
14,160
STEERING
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
19,139
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
30,000
VISIBILITY
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
20
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
22,878
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
2,500
PARKING BRAKE
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
SERVICE BRAKES
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
STRUCTURE
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
130,000
SUSPENSION
1
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
23,000
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
25,000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
1
Avg Miles
19,320

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Recalls for 2014 Subaru Legacy

10 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~1,944,601 vehicles.

20V001000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~258,813 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (STI included), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

20V003000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~111,562 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

20V002000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~127,547 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

19V297000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
~511 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, 2008-2011 Impreza vehicles, 2008-2014 WRX vehicles, 2005-2014 Legacy vehicles, 2005-2014 Outback vehicles and 2006-2008 Tribeca vehicles equipped with a mechanical key ignition switch installed as a replacement part. The ball spring inside the switch may break, reducing the strength of the ignition switch. If this occurs, the weight on the key ring and certain road conditions could cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine.

19V007000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~43,394 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Forester, 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Outback, Legacy, and 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

19V009000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~452,630 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles and 2010-2013 Forester vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

19V008000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~330,120 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Outback, and Legacy vehicles, 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles and 2010-2013 Forester vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

18V626000PARKING BRAKE
~27,175 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with a manual transmission. The electronic parking brake (EPB) may not engage as intended, allowing the vehicle to rollaway if the transmission is not in the proper gear when parked.

16V694000VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
~592,647 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Legacy vehicles manufactured November 26, 2008, to June 7, 2013, and 2010-2014 Outback vehicles manufactured January 9, 2009 to June 7, 2013. Due to contamination, components within the windshield wiper motor bottom cover may interfere with each other. If an obstruction, such as a buildup of snow or ice prevents the wiper arms from being able to stop in the parked position, the wiper motor may overheat and the bottom cover may melt.

13V336000POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
~202 affected

Subaru of America is recalling certain model year 2014 Legacy 3.6R and Outback 3.6R and 2013 Tribeca vehicles manufactured June 12, 2013, through June 28, 2013 and equipped with 5-speed automatic transmissions. In the affected vehicles, the parking rod may come loose inside the automatic transmission.

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