2003 Subaru Legacy Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 60 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 200,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2003 Subaru Legacy, 2% of the 60 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 200,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The electrical in my car sometimes works and sometimes not while driving the lights for notification of brake or ans go off and on. My headlights will occasionally blink too.”
NHTSA complaint #11388808, filed 2021-01, 200,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11012260Dec 13, 2024This bulletin is for information purposes only.The bulletin adresses design changes of the headlamps and rear combination lamps, where moisture and or condensation may develop on…
- 10022343Jul 1, 2007Headlight bulb socket repairs.
Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 12% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 2% |
| 2014 | 5 | 9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 2% |
| 2012 | 3 | 3% |
| 2011 | 18 | 11% |
| 2010 | 11 | 7% |
| 2009 | 2 | 3% |
| 2008 | 3 | 5% |
| 2007 | 1 | 3% |
| 2006 | 1 | 1% |
| 2005 | 13 | 7% |
| 2003 | 1 | 2% |
| 2000 | 1 | 1% |
| 1999 | 2 | 2% |
| 1998 | 1 | 1% |
| 1997 | 3 | 2% |
| 1996 | 2 | 2% |
| 1995 | 3 | 2% |
| 1993 | 2 | 3% |
| 1992 | 1 | 2% |
| 1991 | 2 | 3% |
| 1990 | 2 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2003 Subaru Legacy
16 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsTires
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Subaru Legacy
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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