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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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60Owner complaints

Model-year median: 77

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
78
199155
199277
199360
1994182
1995123
1996139
1997
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seat Belts
26Air Bags
5Power Train
5Engine And Engine Cooling
4Fuel System, Gasoline
4
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Steering
4Structure
2Suspension
2Tires
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Electrical System
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Parking Brake
1Service Brakes
1Unknown Or Other
1

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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

What owners actually said

60 reports
Mileage unknown · May 29, 1997
Seat Belts

SHOULDER BELT: AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT ENGAGE AS IT SHOULD WHEN IN USE. BELT IS LOOSE, THEREFORE, FEELS LIKE IT IS USELESS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #812574

Mileage unknown · Jan 28, 1997
Air Bags

AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #514297

Mileage unknown · Oct 21, 1996
Air BagsSeat BeltsCrashInjury

CONSUMER HAD AUTO ACCIDENT ON 10/18/96 AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD HIM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #803814

Mileage unknown · Jun 29, 1996
StructureInjury

HYDRAULIC SHOCKS MAKE HATCHBACK DIFFICULT TO CLOSE, RESULTING IN INJURY. *DH

NHTSA ODI #505889

Mileage unknown · Apr 17, 1996
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

VEHICLE PARKED, PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE POSITION, WENT OPEN THROTTLE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY

NHTSA ODI #982826

Mileage unknown · Jul 25, 1995
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEY WOULD VIBRATE REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES THEY GO OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ODI #969395

Mileage unknown · Jun 27, 1995
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

AFTER ONLY 7K THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED, BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE GRIDING SOUNDS. TT

NHTSA ODI #967829

Mileage unknown · May 25, 1995
Power Train

THE TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK SOMETIMES TRYING TO GET INTO THIRD GEAR. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO TO TRY AND CORRECT PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA ODI #965844

Mileage unknown · May 12, 1995
Vehicle Speed Control

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THROTTLE STUCK TO FLOOR WIDE OPEN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. TT

NHTSA ODI #965246

Mileage unknown · Feb 17, 1995
Seat BeltsInjury

FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WHICH CAUSED INJURY. TT

NHTSA ODI #960192

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.