Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2010 Subaru Legacy has 45 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
45
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 OUTBACK AND LEGACY PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 28 THROUGH JUNE 23, 2010. DUE TO A...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact’s wife owns a 2010 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed s... |
| Oct 12, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Torque Converter failure - car stalls/shuts off when braking hard. This is a huge safety hazard. ... |
| Jul 19, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the traction control... |
| Jun 15, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The CVT Transmission has a known problem where the torque converter causes stalling. This issue is w... |
| Feb 4, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VEHICLE STUTTERS AND FREQUENTLY STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE MORE AGGRESSIVE THE BRAKING, THE L... |
| Jan 12, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE SHAKES AND THEN STALLS WHEN COMING TO A RAPID STOP AND NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PARK TO RESTART. T... |
| Mar 9, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | AFTER 2 RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CARS TRANSMISSION. THE CAR... |
| Mar 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 12/21/2010. THE MILEAGE IS 61,259 AND I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS... |
| Oct 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | 2010 SUBARU LEGACY WITH APPROX 105000 MILES CAR STALLS WHEN COMING TO A RAPID STOP AND NEEDS TO BE ... |
| Sep 16, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | UPDATE TO COMPLAINT NUMBER 11254310 SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS COMPLAINT: THE SUBARU LEGACY HAS AN ISSUE... |
| Jun 20, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE CROSSING A BUSY STREET I WAS FORCED TO BRAKE HARD AND QUICKLY BECAUSE THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SUDD... |
| Jun 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | THE VEHICLE HAS AN ISSUE WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED MODERATELY TO FIRMLY. T... |
| Apr 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU LEGACY. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE, SHE HAD IT I... |
| Mar 25, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated while driving at 50 MPH, the emergency bra... |
| Feb 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE IN MOTION AND COMING TO STOPS THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND SHAKES AND DIES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ... |
| Jan 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | CAR OFTEN SHUDDERS & STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON A CITY STREET ALSO WILL SOMETIME STALL WHEN GOI... |
| Nov 10, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT FREQUENTLY JOLTS, MAKES A SCREECHING NOISE AND IT IS SCARY BECAUSE IT ALSO... |
| Nov 8, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | ON NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 8, 2018 VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN T... |
| Jun 5, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | 2010 SUBARU LEGACY ' GRAY CAR HAS ROUGH DOWN SHIFTING AS IT COMES TO A STOP. IT VIBRATES OR CLUNKS... |
| Jun 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM: I WENT TO BOB BAKER SUBARU CARLSBAD, CA THIS 12:10PM, 06/04/18. I TOLD... |