2012 Subaru Legacy Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 14%of 90 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 56,750miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2012 Subaru Legacy, 14% of the 90 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 56,750 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.
“Cpsc: our 2012 Subaru Legacy while parked in our garage was found with two flat tires at same time. One tire on passenger front was catastrophic failure as 2 major holes were in sidewall from huge blowout and rear passenger tire had bulge in sidewall leaking air. The consumer stated the brand of tires were pirelli p4 season p215/60r16 95t sl bsw.”
NHTSA complaint #11217959, filed 2019-06, 14,595 miles“Sunroof shattered with a very load bang. Driving on a highway during the day in good weather and at constant speed. Nothing hit the sunroof. There were no cars or trucks in front of me. I did not go over a bridge or any other structure. It spontaneously shattered.”
NHTSA complaint #11060908, filed 2018-01, 40 miles“My 2012 Subaru Legacy stalls out when I come to a stop. It does this randomly. It is very dangerous as it can happen any time in traffic. I was told that it is caused by a faulty torque converter.”
NHTSA complaint #11133644, filed 2018-10, 97,000 miles“Engine turns off when car comes to stop. 5 times in the last 3 weeks my car engine has died. On one occasion I missed a green light and on another occasion was almost rearended at a stop sign.”
NHTSA complaint #11032262, filed 2017-10, 47,000 miles“Got my Subaru at a certified dealer and they did all the airbag recalls good 😁 and thank you but I been driving it to and from work no big deal 35 mile round trip but noticed it was hard starting like no fuel or spark so when it was due for inspection I told them to change the plugs at 59k miles they did and drove it for a month or two and notice a winding noise and shimmy and when stoped at a red light it almost stalled out light when very dim and came back on and I've notice over a week it's been loosing power like the tahoe I had that the torque converter was going so I called the…”
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Other or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 17% |
| 2024 | 5 | 29% |
| 2023 | 3 | 30% |
| 2022 | 8 | 24% |
| 2021 | 7 | 23% |
| 2020 | 26 | 21% |
| 2019 | 20 | 16% |
| 2018 | 29 | 25% |
| 2017 | 21 | 18% |
| 2016 | 42 | 29% |
| 2015 | 28 | 18% |
| 2014 | 7 | 13% |
| 2013 | 5 | 8% |
| 2012 | 13 | 14% |
| 2011 | 18 | 11% |
| 2010 | 13 | 9% |
| 2009 | 2 | 3% |
| 2008 | 1 | 2% |
| 2007 | 3 | 9% |
| 2006 | 6 | 7% |
| 2005 | 6 | 3% |
| 2004 | 1 | 2% |
| 2002 | 5 | 9% |
| 1999 | 7 | 7% |
| 1998 | 4 | 4% |
| 1997 | 5 | 4% |
| 1996 | 7 | 6% |
| 1995 | 4 | 2% |
| 1994 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2012 Subaru Legacy
34 complaintsEngine
23 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsTires
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Subaru Legacy
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology