Subaru Legacy
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The infotainment touchscreen in my 2018 Subaru Legacy experiences “ghost touch,” where the screen registers inputs without driver interaction and beco...
Aug 2025: 2018 Subaru Legacy, 55,500 miles. ISSUE: Rearview camera froze with high-pitch sound for about 10-seconds, then shut off, while in Reverse....
MAR 2024: 2018 Subaru Legacy, 36,000-miles. (1) Front Windshield had crack in it randomly one day. Coming up from bottom heating element. Easily able...
The navigation/radio screen stopped responding to touch but continues to randomly press buttons. While driving the car the touch screen is randomly ca...
I experienced an incident of spontaneous acceleration of my vehicle on November 21, 2025. I was driving slowly with my foot on the brake as I was abou...
The radio on this model, just as some of the later Subaru models, does things on its own, such as switches channels, or become totally non-responsive...
My wife experienced an unintended acceleration in her 2018 Subaru Legacy. My wife had begun to slowly back out of a parking space in a school parking...
While Driving my car, i was not able to use the power locks for my front driver and passenger windows. The power window switch on the driver and pass...
The Driver Side Rear View when I started the Car back in January of 2024 after car had been running for 30 Seconds smoke and Fire flames were seen com...
I front passenger window stop working and does not roll up and down. I had this issue and reported the issue since I bought it brand new from the lot....
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Summary
The 2018 Subaru Legacy has 111 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Electrical System. 7 crash-related incidents have been reported.