2019 Model Year

Subaru Legacy

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
117
Recalls
0
Crashes
2
Severe
3

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Latches/Locks
Dec 2025

My husband was driving on [XXX] and the hood of the Subaru flew up, cracking the entire windshield, damaging the exterior of the roof and interior of...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Nov 2025

I am reporting a safety issue with my 2019 Subaru Legacy that hesitates and nearly stalls when accelerating from a stop and is now undriveable due to...

Power Train
Sep 2025

CVT failed at 85,000 miles. It started slipping and squealing and had to be replaced by the dealership. The car was never driven rough, in mountaino...

Electrical System
Jun 2025

The entertainment system got bubbles and stopped working only after 50,000 miles.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
May 2025

The navigation screen has delaminated and no longer works. You can see where there are layers of screen that are discolored and has a matte finish u...

Electrical System
May 2025

Parasitic drain on battery leaves the car dead and unable to start with out a jump. Battery is only six months old. Replaced old battery because of th...

Engine
Apr 2025

Constant battery issues. I've replaced the car battery 3 times and the car seems to be suffering from "parasitic battery drain". It took a long tim...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE
Apr 2025

My vehicle light is on keeps saying oil at temp as well as other lights are currently turn on. I took it to subaru location was informed my transmis...

Electrical System
Apr 2025

If the car is not driven every day the battery dies due to a parasitic draw. Subaru knows there is a problem with the DCM from these years but refuses...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 2025

Parasitic Battery Drain due to DCM fuse problem

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Summary

The 2019 Subaru Legacy has 117 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is VISIBILITY/WIPER. 2 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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