Federal complaint record · Subaru Legacy · model year 1997

1997 Subaru Legacy

Owners submitted 139 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 47th percentile for complaint intensity within its 1995 to 1999 midsize sedan cohort. The largest reported component group is engine. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.

Engine · 19% · group n = 34Brakes · 17% · group n = 31Electrical · 10% · group n = 18Powertrain · 10% · group n = 17Airbags · 6% · group n = 10
139
Complaint records on file
92,000
Median mileage at the reported problem · 23 complaints reported mileage
19%
Of classified component reports name engine · group n = 34
47th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 33 model years

Engine · 2 in ten classified complaints

Where this record concentrates

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Component group 01 · Engine19%

Engine reports

Subaru Legacy · model year 1997

Reports in this group34
Share of classified reports19%
Component groups on file6
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From the record · recurring narrative clusters

What recurring complaint clusters describe

How clusters are built
Brake performance · 25 reports

Reports describe braking performance concerns

Cluster 1 of 31997 Subaru Legacy
Fire or smoke · 12 reports

Reports describe smoke, burning smells, or fire

Cluster 2 of 31997 Subaru Legacy
Transmission behavior · 10 reports

Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering

Cluster 3 of 31997 Subaru Legacy

Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.

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