2015 Subaru Legacy: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 159 complaints about the 2015 Subaru Legacy and NHTSA has issued 3 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is electrical system, named in 37 of them.

159
Complaints
3
Recalls
15
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
10
Injuries
99.4
Severity index

Severity index 99.4 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 99.4p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2015 Subaru Legacy sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 143 2015 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2015 Subaru Legacy ranks 41 of 143 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 71% of its model-year peers. See the full 2015 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 37 complaints (23.3%)37 23%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 36 complaints (22.6%)36 23%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 27 complaints (17.0%)27 17%EngineEngine: 23 complaints (14.5%)23 14%Power TrainPower Train: 15 complaints (9.4%)15 9%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 14 complaints (8.8%)14 9%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 14 complaints (8.8%)14 9%Service BrakesService Brakes: 13 complaints (8.2%)13 8%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3723.3%
VISIBILITY/WIPER3622.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2717.0%
ENGINE2314.5%
POWER TRAIN159.4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM148.8%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL148.8%
SERVICE BRAKES138.2%

Complaints filed per year

023462014: 22015: 462016: 182017: 112018: 132019: 112020: 102021: 192022: 122023: 72024: 72026: 3 (partial year)14154616171819202122232426
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20142
201546
201618
201711
201813
201911
202010
202119
202212
20237
20247
2026 (year to date)3
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V25100027/04/2016ELECTRONIC 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 in these vehicles may contain excess moisture which may adversely affect the performance of the electronic stability control syst
15V50200010/08/2015POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTSubaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015 and 2016 model year Subaru Legacy 4-Door and Outback vehicles manufactured July 3, 2015, to July 27, 2015. Transmission oil may leak from a deformed seal cap on the propeller shaft yoke.
15V36600012/06/2015FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKINGSubaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015 Legacy vehicles manufactured March 10, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Outback vehicles manufactured February 24, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Impreza vehicles manufactured September 9, 2014, to April 14, 2015, XV Crosstr
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.