2013 Subaru Legacy Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 66 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 38,638miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2013 Subaru Legacy, 2% of the 66 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 38,638 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 car intermittently loses power when accelerating from a stopped position. Most often happens when I am turning left. Subaru says there are no computer codes in the check engine history. Cause unknown but speculation advanced about neural network learning of the computer (seems worst after recent engine rebuild until car was driven for a couple of days where frequency of power loss diminished but not go away). Also proposed: 87 octane gas-should use 92, if not 97 only from oil company stations, not fred meyer or costco even though car is rated to accept 87 octane gas. …”
NHTSA complaint #10947694, filed 2017-01, 38,638 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10182210Oct 8, 2020This bulletin announces a change to the internal logic of the ABS / VDC Hydraulic Control Unit
Electronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Subaru Legacy
18 complaintsAir bags
14 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 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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