IllustrationWHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE IS AKNOCKING NOISE. *AK
1994 Subaru Legacy
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Subaru Legacy do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 77.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Legacy years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 11 of 60 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Seat Belts. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports4 fire reports5 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
4 reportsANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEY WOULD VIBRATE REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES THEY GO OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
AFTER ONLY 7K THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED, BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE GRIDING SOUNDS. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.