NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Subaru Legacy Recalls
The 2013 Subaru Legacy has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Subaru Legacy. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 66
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Subaru Legacy, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2013 Subaru Legacy
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V001000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 258,813
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2012, 2014 Legacy, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V002000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 127,547
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2012, 2014 Legacy, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V003000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 111,562
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2012, 2014 Legacy, 6 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 19V297000
- Reported
- April 11, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 511
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2012, 2014 Legacy, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V007000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012, 2014 Legacy, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V008000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 330,120
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012, 2014 Legacy, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V009000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 452,630
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012, 2014 Legacy, 5 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 18V626000
- Reported
- September 13, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,175
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012, 2014 Legacy, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V012000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,179
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2012 Legacy, 5 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 16V694000
- Reported
- September 27, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 592,647
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012, 2014 Legacy, 1 other model
Steering
- Campaign
- 13V194000
- Reported
- May 13, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,379
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V061000
- Reported
- February 25, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,419
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Legacy, 3 other models
2013 Subaru Legacy complaints by year
NHTSA has received 66 owner complaints about the 2013 Subaru Legacy, the newest on July 2, 2025. Of these, 6 describe a crash (9%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Subaru Legacy, the component group named most often is the engine (27%), followed by the air bags (21%) and the power train (18%).
7 of the 2013 Subaru Legacy's 12 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 Subaru Legacy owners gave the mileage (47 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine18
- Air Bags14
- Power Train12
- Electrical System6
- Structure5
- Unknown Or Other5
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Subaru Legacy peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 12. 39% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Subaru Legacy drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Subaru Legacy year in the same window: 13th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 66 complaints about the 2013 Subaru Legacy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Legacy by model year
Other 2013 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: July 2, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted