2009 Subaru Legacy Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 65 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2009 Subaru Legacy, 2% of the 65 complaints for this model year.
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.
“Under Subaru campaign WQK47, which supersedes an earlier campaign, 05-09 Legacy/Outback and other models are known to undergo accelerated brake line corrosion due to sub-par materials and design. Subaru of America's fix for this issue is to inspect the lines: if the lines are compromised, they replace them. If the lines are corroded but not yet compromised, the lines are coated with an anti-corrosion wax. This wax washes off the car and is ineffective. Subaru performed this recall work insufficiently on my vehicle, failing to identify the severity of the corrosion. …”
NHTSA complaint #11611948, filed 2024-08Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 29% |
| 2023 | 2 | 20% |
| 2022 | 4 | 12% |
| 2021 | 2 | 6% |
| 2020 | 7 | 6% |
| 2019 | 5 | 4% |
| 2018 | 2 | 2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 4 | 3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 2% |
| 2009 | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2009 Subaru Legacy
31 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Subaru Legacy
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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