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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2014 Subaru Legacy Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
6%of 53 total for the year
Median mileage
468miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2014 Subaru Legacy, 6% of the 53 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 468 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“I purchased my brand new 2014 Subaru Legacy on may 16th 2014. About one week later I was driving up the slight incline of the driveway of the apartment house where I live. As I reached the street I stepped on the accelerator to turn out into the traffic and the car completely lost power. About 5 seconds later the power returned and the car responded normally when I stepped on the accelerator pedal and I was able to drive the car normally. …”

NHTSA complaint #10655186, filed 2014-11, 300 miles

“On 11/18/13, at approximately 5:15 pm, I was heading down a street to make a left to go home from work. All of a sudden the car accelerated and would not slow down after I pushed down on the brake with my right foot. I immediately began to turn the wheel to the right onto an empty street to avoid two other cars at the intersection who were going to make the same left I originally wanted to make. For some reason, the car did not go all the way right and went diagonally from the intersection across the street. The car then jumped a curb hitting an electrical pole. …”

NHTSA complaint #10552894, filed 2013-11, 468 miles

“The contact owns a 2014 Subaru impreza. When the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated without warning. The failure recurred on three different occasions. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed, but the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,500. The VIN was not available.”

NHTSA complaint #10877156, filed 2016-06, 34,500 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025117%
202226%
202113%
202043%
201943%
201833%
201722%
201696%
2015149%
201436%
201346%
201244%
201153%
201085%
200858%
20063034%
2005158%
2004510%
200358%
200247%
2001912%
20001011%
19991213%
1998109%
199796%
199676%
199532%
199423%
199345%
199224%
199156%
199056%

Other parts of the 2014 Subaru Legacy

Air bags
14 complaints
Electrical system
11 complaints
Other or unknown
7 complaints
Body and structure
7 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
Engine
5 complaints
Exterior lighting
5 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 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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