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Common Problems with 2012 Subaru Legacy

Retrospectively, the 2012 Subaru Legacy had 78 complaints, and 24% of issues had something to do with POWER TRAIN problems.

What is the most common problem with a 2012 Subaru Legacy?

Based on car owner complaints, the most common issues with the 2012 Subaru Legacy fall into the category of POWER TRAIN. Below we had classified the complaints into groups by components affected.

POWER TRAIN 19 ENGINE 13 AIR BAGS 10 UNKNOWN OR OTHER 7 STEERING 6 SERVICE BRAKES 4 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 VISIBILITY/WIPER 3 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 SUSPENSION 2 TIRES 2 EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2 VISIBILITY 1 STRUCTURE 1 PARKING BRAKE 1 TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM 1 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1

Worst 2012 Subaru Legacy Problems

We have singled out the top-3 most critical reports that involved victims or injuries.

AIR BAGS
2012 Subaru Legacy May 29, 2016 Victims: 2 Mileage: 53000 miles

The car was pulling out from a stop sign and traveling at 5 mph when the driver side door was hit by another vehicle traveling 45-50 mph with enough d...

AIR BAGS
2012 Subaru Legacy February 11, 2017 Victims: 2 Mileage: 50000 miles

Hit head on driving our 2012 subaru legacy by a nissan maxima both traveling opposite directions at 40 miles per hour. all air bags in other vehicle w...

SUSPENSION
2012 Subaru Legacy September 18, 2019 Victims: 2 Mileage: 65000 miles

Problem was the undercarriage support, little or no protection from essentially a drop, car "leaped' off embankment bottoming out. the result was spin...