Used Subaru Legacy: Inspection checklist

Pick the model year you are going to see. Each sheet lists the checks for the problems owners reported on that year, in the order you would do them at the car. Owners filed 455 complaints across these 8 years; the 2019 drew the most.

Choose a model year

Problems that follow the Legacy from year to year

Each of these is a top-three complaint area in at least two model years. Darker cells mean more complaints that year. Whatever year you are looking at, give these extra time.

Area	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Total
Wipers and visibility	27	48	61	5	14		3	158
Electrical	38	34	14	4	2		5	97
Airbags				4		2	3	9
Engine	4	5		2				11
Automatic emergency braking					2	2		4

Legacy generations and updates

First years of a new generation and mid-cycle updates are marked. Each year links to its checklist.

Seventh generation
2020–now
Sixth generation
2015–2020

Mileages where Legacy problems start

From owner reports for each model year, lowest mileage first. Compare these with the odometer of the car you are seeing.

Typical mileage	Problem	Year
0–1,500 miles	Engine stalling	2025
0–3,000 miles	Windshield chips and cracks	2024
2,000–27,482 miles	Spontaneous windshield cracking	2020
33,000–55,500 miles	Thermo control valve failure	2020
34,000–70,000 miles	Infotainment screen delamination	2019
56,000–65,000 miles	Hesitation and power loss	2019