Lights complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Subaru legacy has 14 NHTSA lights complaints and 1 lights-related recall.
14
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 Legacy and Outback vehicles, certain model year 2006 through 2012 Tribeca vehicles sold before Ja...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2011 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the headl... |
| Aug 21, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | AS OTHER DRIVER COMPLAINS, MY LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT BULBS (BOTH SIDES) HAVE BEEN BURNED OUT EVERY 6 TO... |
| Feb 19, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I PURCHASED A USED 2011 SUBARU IN 2014. THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO BLOW EVERY 3 MONTHS AT MOST. I REPLAC... |
| May 18, 2016 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | WITHIN THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS 3-4 TIMES. MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS NOW OUT AFTER... |
| Mar 23, 2015 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | REPLACED THE LOW BEAMS FIVE TIMES SINCE 20,000 MILES. THE DRIVER SIDE FOUR TIMES AND THE PASSENGER S... |
| Nov 10, 2014 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS. I AM DISABLED AND THIS HAS BECOME A HUGE PROBLEM AND... |
| Oct 31, 2014 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ALL 2015 SUBARU LEGACYS, INCLUDING MINE, HAVE A HORSESHOE SHAPED CLOUDY IMAGE ON THE PLASTIC HEADLIG... |
| Jan 10, 2014 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE BLOW OUT 3 TIMES IN ONE YEAR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. *JS |
| Dec 7, 2013 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE HEADLIGHT BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT. THIS IS THE LOW BEAM. I'VE HAD THEM REPLACED 13 TIMES DURING ... |
| Sep 18, 2012 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE 2011 LEGACY HEADLIGHT DESIGN IS POOR. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 4 SETS OF LOW BEAMS AND CURRENTLY REFU... |
| Jul 1, 2012 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LOW BEAM BULBS SIX TIMES IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86,000... |
| Jan 1, 2012 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE EXTERNAL... |
| Nov 1, 2011 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING MY THIRD TOTAL SET OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON S... |
| Sep 15, 2011 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS VERY SHORT VIEWING DISTANCE. CAN'T SEE ROAD FAR ENOUGH AHEAD TO STOP FOR DEBRIS... |