Subaru Legacy 1997 reliability and quality

Production year from 1997 to 1999

Unfortunately, the most recent inspection data for this Subaru Legacy is more than 10 years old, but at that time reliability was very high.

During regular inspections from 2004 to 2008 in average failures were found for approximately only 8.4 percents of Subaru Legacy.
The most recent data available is for 2008, when the average defect rate for a 11-year-old Subaru Legacy was 9.5 percent, the average for a car that age was 20.3 percent. So in terms of reliability, Subaru Legacy has performed very well, or more reliable than 90% of the other cars tested.

Subaru Legacy 1997 owner reviews

Year of inspection Age of car Failures found %
/ average for same age cars
Place in rating
Subaru Legacy 1999
2008 9 years 8.3% / 18.10% 8. from 88
2007 8 years 7.5% / 15.80% 10. from 96
2006 7 years 8.6% / 17.20% 9. from 97
2005 6 years 5.0% / 11.30% 10. from 105
2004 5 years 4.7% / 10.90% 5. from 103
Subaru Legacy 1998
2008 10 years 8.3% / 18.10% 8. from 88
2007 9 years 10.8% / 21.40% 7. from 82
2006 8 years 8.6% / 17.20% 9. from 97
2005 7 years 8.2% / 17.00% 7. from 87
2004 6 years 4.7% / 10.90% 5. from 103
Subaru Legacy 1997
2008 11 years 10.6% / 22.50% 5. from 72
2007 10 years 10.8% / 21.40% 7. from 82
2006 9 years 12.2% / 22.70% 7. from 78
2005 8 years 8.2% / 17.00% 7. from 87
2004 7 years 8.4% / 16.70% 10. from 85