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1994 Subaru Legacy

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1994 Subaru Legacy do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 77.

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60Owner complaints

Model-year median: 77

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
78
199155
199277
199360
1994182
1995123
1996139
1997
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seat Belts
26Air Bags
5Power Train
5Engine And Engine Cooling
4Fuel System, Gasoline
4
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Steering
4Structure
2Suspension
2Tires
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Electrical System
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Parking Brake
1Service Brakes
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 11 of 60 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Seat Belts. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports4 fire reports5 injury reports

Steering complaints

4 reports
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74,500 miles · Feb 22, 2003
SteeringFire

VEHICLE CONSUMED BY FIRE. FIRE INSPECTOR'S REPORT ATTRIBUTES CAUSE TO POWER STEERING HOSE SEPARATION AT PUMP.

NHTSA ODI #10007972

74,500 miles · Jan 25, 2003
SteeringFire

SPONTANEOUS EXPLOSION AND FIRE DESTROYING 1994 SUBARU AND DAMAGING ANOTHER CAR AND ADJACENT HOME. FIRE INSPECTOR ASSESSED CAUSE AS RUPTURED POWER STEERING HOSE.

NHTSA ODI #10003403

Mileage unknown · Jun 5, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingSteering

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN COLD WHEATHER.*AK

NHTSA ODI #863018

Mileage unknown · Jun 1, 2000
Steering

THE CONSUMER WOULD FILL IN THE INFORMATION CONCERNING GEAR STEERING BOX FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #862885

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.