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Fuel systemPart report

2009 Subaru Legacy Fuel system 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 fuel system 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.

“Subaru puts on plastic fuel tanks, and overtime the connections that connected to the car that are metal will rub a hole into the fuel tank and caused leaking. If you park this in a garage a puddle will form any spark, such as a outlet will ignite the garage and blow up the house.”

NHTSA complaint #11639977, filed 2025-01

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Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025117%
202011%
201954%
201887%
201743%
201632%
2015159%
201412%
201312%
201222%
201174%
201053%
200912%
200835%
20061618%
20052715%
2004510%
2003915%
20021528%
20011925%
200055%
199977%
199887%
199796%
199687%
19951810%
199447%
199323%
199224%
199111%
199045%

Other parts of the 2009 Subaru Legacy

Air bags
31 complaints
Brakes
9 complaints
Engine
7 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Electrical system
4 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 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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