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2017 Subaru Legacy electrical system problems

The 2017 Subaru Legacy has 29 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 21% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

29

Electrical System complaints

21%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Legacy electrical system complaints by model year53 complaints1988: 1 complaints1990: 1 complaints1991: 5 complaints1992: 4 complaints1993: 5 complaints1994: 1 complaints1995: 22 complaints1996: 24 complaints1997: 20 complaints1998: 11 complaints1999: 2 complaints2000: 7 complaints2001: 2 complaints2002: 2 complaints2003: 2 complaints2004: 1 complaints2005: 28 complaints2006: 19 complaints2007: 5 complaints2008: 10 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 16 complaints2011: 21 complaints2012: 5 complaints2013: 7 complaints2014: 11 complaints2015: 40 complaints2016: 53 complaints2017: 29 complaints2018: 43 complaints2019: 36 complaints2020: 15 complaints2021: 6 complaints2022: 3 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 5 complaints
Legacy electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I do not know what caused the fire, but maybe the battery or something electrical. The car stalled and the. I re-started the car and no warning lights came on the dashboard. I then parked the car. Upon exiting I noticed the front driver’s hood smoking. I went into the bank was parked at and…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · July 15, 2021 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2017 Subaru Legacy have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 2017 Subaru Legacy electrical system — 21% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.