Federal complaint record · Subaru Legacy · model year 1999

1999 Subaru Legacy

Owners submitted 94 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 15th percentile for complaint intensity within its 1997 to 2001 midsize sedan cohort. The largest reported component group is powertrain. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.

Powertrain · 15% · group n = 18Brakes · 13% · group n = 15Engine · 12% · group n = 14Speed control · 10% · group n = 12Airbags · 9% · group n = 11
94
Complaint records on file
101,000
Median mileage at the reported problem · 29 complaints reported mileage
15%
Of classified component reports name powertrain · group n = 18
15th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 36 model years

Powertrain · 2 in ten classified complaints

Where this record concentrates

All failure files
Component group 01 · Powertrain15%

Powertrain reports

Subaru Legacy · model year 1999

Reports in this group18
Share of classified reports15%
Component groups on file6
Open the failure files

From the record · recurring narrative clusters

What recurring complaint clusters describe

How clusters are built
Brake performance · 20 reports

Reports describe braking performance concerns

Cluster 1 of 31999 Subaru Legacy
Transmission behavior · 9 reports

Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering

Cluster 2 of 31999 Subaru Legacy
Loss of propulsion · 8 reports

Reports describe reduced power or hesitation while driving

Cluster 3 of 31999 Subaru Legacy

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

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