NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Subaru Legacy Recalls
The 2017 Subaru Legacy has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 6, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Subaru Legacy. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 119
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Subaru Legacy, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2017 Subaru Legacy
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 16V716000
- Reported
- October 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 16V292000
- Reported
- May 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 48,819
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Legacy, 1 other model
2017 Subaru Legacy complaints by year
NHTSA has received 119 owner complaints about the 2017 Subaru Legacy, the newest on September 5, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Subaru Legacy, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (28%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the steering (8%).
2 of the 2017 Subaru Legacy's 2 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2017 Subaru Legacy owners gave the mileage (60 complaints), the median was 31,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility/Wiper33
- Electrical System30
- Unknown Or Other21
- Steering9
- Air Bags7
- Structure6
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 22 | |
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2017 Subaru Legacy peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 28. 37% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Subaru Legacy drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Subaru Legacy year in the same window: 9th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 119 complaints about the 2017 Subaru Legacy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Legacy by model year
Other 2017 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: September 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted