1995 Subaru Legacy Problems, Complaints & Recalls
- Compared with other Legacy years
- Far more complaints than other years 2nd of 31 for complaints
- Safety recalls
- 2 recalls: check your VIN
- NHTSA crash rating
- Not rated
Owners have filed 182 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Subaru Legacy. That ranks 2nd out of 31 Legacy model years for complaints. The most reported problem area is air bags (46 complaints, 25%), typically at around 196,578 miles. Complaints mention 33 crashes, 3 fires, 29 injuries. There are 2 safety recalls covering this model year. NHTSA has opened 3 defect investigations involving it.
- 182owner complaints
- 2safety recalls
- 3NHTSA investigations
- 33complaints mentioning a crash
Complaints are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume.
Most common 1995 Subaru Legacy problems
Complaints grouped by the part of the car owners reported, with the median mileage when the problem happened.
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median miles | Owners mention most | Typical repair cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 46 | 25% | 196,578 | — | — |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 25 | 14% | 150,000 | — | — |
| Electrical System | 20 | 11% | 22,000 | — | — |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 17 | 9% | 180,000 | — | — |
| Suspension | 14 | 8% | 178,058 | — | — |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 9 | 5% | 198,000 | — | — |
| Fuel System, Other | 9 | 5% | 164,135 | — | — |
| Power Train | 9 | 5% | — | — | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 7 | 4% | 170,000 | — | — |
| Seat Belts | 7 | 4% | — | — | — |
| Visibility | 7 | 4% | — | — | — |
| Structure | 6 | 3% | 125,000 | — | — |
| Tires | 6 | 3% | 178,000 | — | — |
| Steering | 5 | 3% | — | — | — |
| Exterior Lighting | 3 | 2% | 22,000 | — | — |
| Seats | 3 | 2% | 101,287 | — | — |
| Unknown or Other | 3 | 2% | — | — | — |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 2% | 121,100 | — | — |
| Wheels | 3 | 2% | — | — | — |
| Equipment | 2 | 1% | — | — | — |
| Parking Brake | 2 | 1% | — | — | — |
| Child Seat | 1 | 1% | — | — | — |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 1% | 121,100 | — | — |
| Service Brakes, Air | 1 | 1% | — | — | — |
One complaint can list several problem areas, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
Complaints by year received
1995 Subaru Legacy recalls (2)
Tap a recall to see the problem, the risk and the fix.
Suspension:front:springs:coil springs
Problem: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with front coil springs originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new york, new jersey, new hampshire, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virginia, and wisconsin, and in the district of columbia. The front coil springs were produced with poor paint quality which, after continued exposure to corrosive salt, can result in breakage of the spring.
Risk: Depending on the location of the fracture, a broken spring could move past the spring seat and contact a front tire. Some tires have deflated due to contact with a broken spring.
Fix: Dealers will notifiy customers to bring their vehicle to an authorize dealership to have a spring guard installed on both front struts to prevent tire puncture and replace any broken springs free of charge. Owner notification began september 18, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact subaru at 1-800-782-2783.
Air bags
Problem: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Inadvertent air bag deployment can occur after undercarriage contact of the tow hooks with curbs, dips, speedbumps, potholes, etc.
Risk: Unexpected air bag deployment could result in personal injury.
Fix: Dealers will remove the front tow hooks.
To see whether a specific car still has an open recall, enter its VIN on NHTSA's official recall lookup. You can also decode a VIN here.
NHTSA defect investigations
- Electrical system (PE99067) — opened Nov 1, 1999, closed May 31, 2000, led to recall 00I002000.
- Oversensitive air bag deployment (EA97010) — opened Apr 30, 1997, closed Dec 23, 1998, led to recall 98V315000.
- Oversensitive air bag deployment (PE96075) — opened Dec 18, 1996, closed Apr 30, 1997.
Recent owner reports
Short excerpts of the latest complaints filed with NHTSA, with personal details removed. Full reports can be searched on NHTSA.gov.
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 subaru legacy. The contact noticed an abnormal noise coming from the front driver side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the coil spring was fractured and gouged the tire down past the steel belt. The dealer was…
10/162017 - i was walking down the street to meet my wife for dinner after parking my car. As i watched her pull into the parking lot in front of me in the legacy i saw the windshield get blown out by the passenger airbag being deployed. She was stopped waiting for traffic on a city street to clear…
The left rear strut tower on the car rotted almost completely off . This happened without warning as the car was inspected. Out that almost all of the rear crossmember was rotted away on the left rear side and the right rear side has a couple of rot holes in it getting ready to do the same thing…
Vee rubber vitron tires purchased new 12/23/2011. One tires steel belt separated, popped through the tire in two places on 09/07/2013. Tire has less than 5k miles on it. Two service stations (pep boys, and vince's auto in reseda, ca) inspected the tire and advised it is a defective tire. Neither…
The brake and gas pedals on automatic transmission subaru legacy models are so close together that a man of average shoe size, wearing boots of any kind, is liable to inadvertently apply pressure to both pedals at the same time. The "fix" is simple: subaru of america should hang the manual…
Other Subaru Legacy years
| Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Legacy | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 Legacy | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 Legacy | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 Legacy | 34 | 2 |
| 2021 Legacy | 31 | 3 |
| 2020 Legacy | 121 | 6 |
| 2019 Legacy | 123 | 3 |
| 2018 Legacy | 117 | 3 |
| 2017 Legacy | 119 | 2 |
| 2016 Legacy | 147 | 3 |
| 2015 Legacy | 160 | 3 |
| 2014 Legacy | 53 | 10 |
| 2013 Legacy | 66 | 12 |
| 2012 Legacy | 90 | 16 |
| 2011 Legacy | 167 | 16 |
| 2010 Legacy | 150 | 18 |
| 2009 Legacy | 65 | 13 |
| 2008 Legacy | 65 | 9 |
| 2007 Legacy | 33 | 9 |
| 2006 Legacy | 87 | 7 |
| 2005 Legacy | 184 | 9 |
| 2004 Legacy | 49 | 10 |
| 2003 Legacy | 60 | 14 |
| 2002 Legacy | 54 | 4 |
| 2001 Legacy | 77 | 7 |
| 2000 Legacy | 94 | 3 |
| 1999 Legacy | 94 | 3 |
| 1998 Legacy | 114 | 4 |
| 1997 Legacy | 139 | 5 |
| 1996 Legacy | 123 | 3 |
| 1995 | 182 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems with the 1995 Subaru Legacy?
Owners most often report air bags, service brakes, hydraulic, electrical system problems. The top one, air bags, accounts for 46 complaints.
Was there a recall on the 1995 Subaru Legacy?
Yes, 2 safety recalls. Enter your VIN at NHTSA.gov to check whether the repairs were done on your car.
Was the 1995 Subaru Legacy a good year?
Complaint data can't fully answer that, because counts aren't adjusted for sales. Compared with other Legacy model years, the 1995 has far more complaints than most years. Always get a pre-purchase inspection and check the VIN for open recalls.