Subaru Legacy

Subaru Legacy — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Subaru Legacy

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation Facelift Price today Units for sale Recalls Complaints
Generation 1 1996–1999 — — 0 18 509
Generation 2 2000–2004 — — 0 43 354
Model-year brochures (1)

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Generation 3 2005–2009 — — 0 47 434
Model-year brochures (5)

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Generation 4 2010–2014 — — 0 72 526
Model-year brochures (5)

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Generation 5 2015–2019 — $10,964–$16,745 1,093 14 663
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Generation 6 2020–2025 — $18,732–$27,990 2,172 13 217
Model-year brochures (8)

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Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the Legacy

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
Subaru 2.5L Boxer (FB25/EJ25) 2010–2025 8 models 156

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About the Subaru Legacy

The Subaru Legacy is a mid-size car built by Japanese automobile manufacturer Subaru from 1989 to 2025. The maker's flagship car, it is unique in its class for offering all-wheel drive as a standard feature, and Subaru's traditional boxer engine.

Source: Wikipedia — Subaru Legacy, CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year Units for sale Median price Vs newest Avg mileage
2015 200 $10,964 37% 119,202 mi
2016 270 $11,973 40% 102,764 mi
2017 202 $12,995 44% 98,148 mi
2018 208 $14,995 51% 88,543 mi
2019 213 $16,745 57% 80,205 mi
2020 198 $18,732 63% 70,631 mi
2021 174 $19,025 64% 73,866 mi
2022 260 $21,947 74% 51,854 mi
2023 425 $23,500 79% 35,340 mi
2024 463 $24,192 82% 35,629 mi
2025 652 $27,990 94% 5,987 mi
2026 90 $29,625 100% 398 mi

Inventory and price data refreshed daily; last updated .

Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
1996 4 141 Air Bags, Engine And Engine Cooling, Electrical System
1997 6 146 Engine And Engine Cooling, Hydraulic, Service Brakes
1998 5 124 Engine And Engine Cooling, Service Brakes, Power Train
1999 3 98 Power Train, Hydraulic, Service Brakes
2000 4 103 Tires, Engine And Engine Cooling, Suspension
2001 8 81 Fuel System, Gasoline, Engine And Engine Cooling
2002 5 59 Engine And Engine Cooling, Fuel/Propulsion System, Power Train
2003 15 62 Air Bags, Engine And Engine Cooling, Fuel/Propulsion System
2004 11 49 Air Bags, Engine, Vehicle Speed Control
2005 9 184 Service Brakes, Engine And Engine Cooling, Electrical System
2006 7 87 Vehicle Speed Control, Electrical System, Engine
2007 9 33 Air Bags, Engine, Electrical System
2008 9 65 Air Bags, Service Brakes, Electrical System
2009 13 65 Air Bags, Service Brakes, Engine
2010 18 150 Power Train, Engine, Air Bags
2011 16 167 Power Train, Air Bags, Engine
2012 16 90 Power Train, Engine, Unknown Or Other
2013 12 66 Engine, Air Bags, Power Train
2014 10 53 Air Bags, Electrical System, Structure
2015 3 159 Electrical System, Visibility/Wiper, Unknown Or Other
2016 3 146 Electrical System, Unknown Or Other, Visibility/Wiper
2017 2 118 Visibility/Wiper, Electrical System, Unknown Or Other
2018 3 117 Electrical System, Unknown Or Other, Visibility/Wiper
2019 3 123 Visibility/Wiper, Electrical System, Unknown Or Other
2020 6 121 Visibility/Wiper, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2021 3 31 Unknown Or Other, Air Bags, Visibility/Wiper
2022 2 32 Visibility/Wiper, Unknown Or Other, Forward Collision Avoidance
2023 2 10 Unknown Or Other, Forward Collision Avoidance, Air Bags
2024 0 17 Forward Collision Avoidance, Electrical System, Unknown Or Other
2025 0 6 Engine, Air Bags, Steering
2026 0 0 —

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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