2015 Subaru Legacy Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 160 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 109,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2015 Subaru Legacy, 1% of the 160 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 109,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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 at oil temp and brake light randomly start flashing and kick your car off cruise without any check engine light the transmission fluid and oil temp are not hot but causes the car to lose power. Almost been rear ended on the free way due to this happening dealership does not know what causes this due to it not always happening and the lights go off after shutting the car off and back on again multiple people have this problem with no resolution. I am a huge Subaru fan but will look else where if Subaru doesn't start fixing their mistakes,”
NHTSA complaint #11306247, filed 2020-01, 188,000 miles“Takata recall while driving approx 60-65 MPH in the fast lane of I-24 interstate with driver's foot on the gas pedal, all lights on the dash board suddenly came on and the Subaru went into automatic braking system, causing the front to go into a nose dive, and the brakes stayed locked. An accident incurred and the Subaru as well as a vehicle behind were totaled. Low back, wrist and neck injuries occurred to the driver of Subaru Legacy. A claim was submitted to Subaru. It has been two months and no follow up has occurred. …”
NHTSA complaint #10924418, filed 2016-11, 30,000 milesRelated recalls
- 16V251000Apr 27, 2016Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015 Legacy and Outback vehicles manufactured on July 20, 2015. The brake fluid used in these…Covers: Subaru Legacy 2015, Outback 2015
Related service bulletins
- 10179382Aug 12, 2020This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files to optimize the control module for the Vehicle Dynamics Control system (VDCCM).
Electronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2015 Subaru Legacy
41 complaintsElectrical system
37 complaintsOther or unknown
28 complaintsEngine
23 complaintsFuel system
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
15 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsForward collision avoidance
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 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