Subaru Legacy/Outback problems, by model year and system
1,826 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Subaru Legacy/Outback 2016–2017, and the 3 systems the record is deep on — electrical (783), engine (112), transmission and drivetrain (105). Each system has a page across the years; 4 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsElectrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Subaru Legacy/Outback complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | electrical | engine | transmission and drivetrain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 1,036 in all | 422 | 48 | 47 |
| 2016 790 in all | 361 | 64 | 58 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Subaru Legacy/Outback system draws the most complaints?
Electrical: 783 complaints across 2 model years, 43% of everything owners filed about the Subaru Legacy/Outback. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Subaru Legacy/Outback year has the most complaints?
2017 (1,036), 2016 (790). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.