Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2015 Subaru Legacy has 3 recalls, 159 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
3
Recalls
159
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
16V251000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015 Legacy and Outback vehicles manufactured on July 20, 2015. The brake fluid used...
15V502000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015 and 2016 model year Subaru Legacy 4-Door and Outback vehicles manufactured July 3, 2015, to...
15V366000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015 Legacy vehicles manufactured March 10, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Outback vehicles...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2015 Subaru Legacy 4 DR AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | 2015 Subaru Legacy 2.5i, approximately 48,000 miles. CVT transmission failed suddenly with no prior ... |
| Jan 30, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Incident ~ 5:40 pm, Geneva NY Weather ~ 10 F, not snowing. Background. On or shortly after being st... |
| Jan 20, 2026 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I am reporting a Sudden Unintended Deceleration event in my Subaru. The vehicle grinded to a halt wi... |
| Nov 20, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated while reversing into the driveway, the dr... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2015 Subaru Legacy 2.5 engine. Fuel gauge is inaccurate. My daughter was on the highway when it ran ... |
| May 23, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Subaru sudden acceleration – Garage Accident [XXX] [XXX] – before noon, wet, rainy day: [XXX] retur... |
| Apr 9, 2024 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Took it for inspection was told the part that holds the engine up is rotting away and it will not pa... |
| Jan 15, 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while the vehicle was turned off on t... |
| Jan 1, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN | The contact owned a 2015 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the co... |
| Aug 19, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | Right front wheel started to wobble a bit when braking, as if a rotor started to warp. I purchased a... |
| Jul 11, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The CVT failed and the axle 12 |
| May 16, 2023 | ENGINE | Short Block needs to be replaced ($6,500) Yes, Scenic Subaru has the vehicle awaiting status of repa... |
| Apr 17, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | On 04 /17/ 2023 warning, accelerated and would not stop after leaving a car wash From Mister Car Was... |
| Apr 2, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | As I pulled up behind a car that was stopped at a stop sign, I took my foot off the gas pedal, and p... |
| Mar 5, 2023 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the dealer f... |
| Nov 8, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | We have owned two 2015 Subaru Legacy sedans. Both of them have had major battery problems. We've h... |
| Nov 4, 2022 | AIR BAGS | I was in a wreck were my car slammed into the center barrier on the interstate twice and my air bags... |
| Oct 1, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Car battery is draining very frequently which is causing the battery to die. Even for short periods ... |
| Sep 10, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Battery continually dies. Driven daily and even after driving same day battery will be dead. Issue o... |
| Sep 3, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Driving 55 on a major highway, my car displayed a warning sign “electronic parking brake” and the “b... |