2023 Subaru Legacy

The 2023 Subaru Legacy sits at a notably low point in the generation's complaint arc, with only 10 complaints, 2 recalls, and 0 investigations recorded federally—down sharply from the 31 and 32 complaints seen in 2021 and 2022, and a fraction of the 118–159 complaints logged in the early years of this generation (2015–2017). Recall activity has also stabilized at a modest 2, consistent with the lighter recall cadence Subaru has maintained on this model since 2017 (2–3 per year) and a clear retreat from the 10–18 recalls issued in the 2010–2014 era. The 301 TSBs are likewise lower than the 437 and 359 posted in 2021 and 2022, though still substantial in absolute terms, and likely reflect the broader refinement of the platform as it approached the end of its production run. Of the 10 complaints, the leading areas are unspecified ("Unknown or Other," 3) followed by Forward Collision Avoidance and Air Bags (2 each), and 2 of the 10 complaints involve crashes—no fire complaints are on record, though the data does not specify a root cause for any cluster. As a used-vehicle candidate, the 2023 is a defensible pick on the federal record: low complaint volume, no open investigations, and a downward trend across the back half of the generation suggest it is one of the cleaner Legacy model years to consider, provided a pre-purchase inspection confirms the specific safety-system components have not been flagged for service.