Subaru Legacy
Every model year 2018–2025: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.
Every Subaru Legacy model year
Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per yearWhich model year the record favours
Source: recalls and complaints per year on the roadOn the filed record so far, the 2018 is the cleanest Legacy year we hold, and the 2020 the one to check hardest.
Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.
What changed year to year
Source: computed from the filed record- 2020: best combined mpg 29 → 30
In the studies
Source: computed from the same record, method on each pageCommon questions about the Subaru Legacy
Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kitsWhich Subaru Legacy year is the best used buy?
On the recall record, the 2018 Legacy comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade B (83/100), 3 recalls and 117 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.
What Subaru Legacy years should I avoid?
2020 has the weakest recall record in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Legacy model year ranked, with the reasons.
How many recalls does the Subaru Legacy have?
Across model years 2018–2025, NHTSA has posted 19 recall campaigns for the Subaru Legacy. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.