"How reliable is the 2013 Subaru Legacy?"

"Based on 84 NHTSA complaints, the 2013 Subaru Legacy has a median complaint mileage of 30000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2013 Subaru Legacy?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2013 Subaru Legacy is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 84 total complaints filed."

2013 Subaru Legacy: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 84 complaints

Total Complaints

30,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

10,328 25th Percentile

30,000 Median Mileage

93,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

AIR BAGS

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

STEERING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STRUCTURE:BODY

SEAT BELTS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I HAVE A DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCK THAT CLICKS ALL THE TIME AND CREATES A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. THE NOISE IS EXCESSIVE AND CAN DISTRACT A DRIVER FROM THE ROAD, THINKING THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG. I AM REPORTING THIS TO YOU, BECAUSE SUBARU THINKS THIS IS NORMAL. I, AS A LESSEE, WAS NEVER INFORMED RE..."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAI..."

"2013 SUBARU LEGACY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STALLED QUITE FREQUENTLY ON ACCELERATION, USUALLY AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH. IT WOULD OCCUR WHEN GOING UP SLIGHT HILLS, DOWN HILL AND LEVEL ROADS. THE ENGINE WOULD RE-START ITSELF AFTER ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28