Federal complaint record · Subaru Legacy · model year 2005

2005 Subaru Legacy

Owners submitted 182 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 33th percentile for complaint intensity within its 2003 to 2007 midsize sedan cohort. The largest reported component group is engine. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.

Engine · 14% · group n = 34Brakes · 12% · group n = 30Fuel system · 11% · group n = 27Electrical · 10% · group n = 25Airbags · 9% · group n = 22
182
Complaint records on file
74,000
Median mileage at the reported problem · 139 complaints reported mileage
14%
Of classified component reports name engine · group n = 34
33th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 47 model years

Engine · 1 in ten classified complaints

Where this record concentrates

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Component group 01 · Engine14%

Engine reports

Subaru Legacy · model year 2005

Reports in this group34
Share of classified reports14%
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 · 37 reports

Reports describe braking performance concerns

Cluster 1 of 32005 Subaru Legacy
Airbag concerns · 12 reports

Reports describe airbag warning or deployment concerns

Cluster 2 of 32005 Subaru Legacy
Fire or smoke · 11 reports

Reports describe smoke, burning smells, or fire

Cluster 3 of 32005 Subaru Legacy

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

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