"How reliable is the 2020 Subaru Legacy?"

"Based on 139 NHTSA complaints, the 2020 Subaru Legacy has a median complaint mileage of 6089 miles. The most common issue is VISIBILITY/WIPER."

"What are common problems with the 2020 Subaru Legacy?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2020 Subaru Legacy is VISIBILITY/WIPER, accounting for a significant portion of the 139 total complaints filed."

2020 Subaru Legacy: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 139 complaints

139

Total Complaints

6,089mi

Median Mileage

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,500 25th Percentile

6,089 Median Mileage

13,314 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY/WIPER

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

POWER TRAIN

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

ENGINE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SERVICE BRAKES

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTING FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE FRACTURES TO THE WINDSHIELD IN THREE SEPARATE PLACES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEAL..."

"MY LEGACY HAS A CRACKED WINDSHIELD FOR NO APPARENT REASON"

"WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES INWARD WHEN STATIONARY. THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY ROCK CHIPS OR HIT MARKS. JUST SPLIT AND CHIPPED ON ITS OWN."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

VISIBILITY/WIPER 57 complaints

25th: 1,940 mi Median: 4,918 mi 75th: 8,250 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 25 complaints

25th: 1,225 mi Median: 1,900 mi 75th: 5,191 mi

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD 8 complaints

25th: 7,250 mi Median: 10,500 mi 75th: 25,462 mi

POWER TRAIN 7 complaints

Median: 45,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

MI: 11 NY: 10 PA: 10 IL: 9 NJ: 9 CA: 8 MO: 7 OH: 6 VA: 5 MD: 5

Who Files Complaints?

1.4%

Original Owners

98.6%

Second+ Owners

Subaru Legacy — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	103	-	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	4
1991	121	-	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	6
1992	66	-	SEAT BELTS	8
1993	90	-	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	9
1994	67	142,000	SEAT BELTS	7
1995	230	164,135	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	39
1996	161	79,000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	32
1997	179	92,706	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	22
1998	155	106,500	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	22
1999	119	101,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	28
2000	119	101,500	TIRES	10
2001	90	54,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	12
2002	71	68,000	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	5
2003	69	88,000	AIR BAGS	5
2004	55	100,000	AIR BAGS	5
2005	247	76,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	22
2006	135	92,500	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	11
2007	45	70,000	AIR BAGS	1
2008	83	78,255	AIR BAGS	3
2009	74	75,497	AIR BAGS	4
2010	218	71,000	POWER TRAIN	18
2011	233	65,000	POWER TRAIN	11
2012	117	93,000	POWER TRAIN	9
2013	84	30,000	ENGINE	8
2014	73	29,000	AIR BAGS	8
2015	231	15,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	32
2016	188	35,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	12
2017	140	31,000	VISIBILITY/WIPER	13
2018	155	20,450	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	14
2019	138	5,187	VISIBILITY/WIPER	6
2021	42	5,300	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	0
2022	39	-	VISIBILITY/WIPER	1
2024	23	-	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	0

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