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2012 Subaru Legacy repairs by problem area
Engine (12%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (12%)
Brakes and Traction Control (4%)
Suspension and Steering (10%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (46%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (10%)
Other (6%)
Chart based on 50 repairs.
2012 Subaru Legacy repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (2%)
$500 - $999 (16%)
$100 - $499 (16%)
< $100 (65%)
Chart based on 43 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2012 Subaru Legacy 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 265hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD
| Subaru Legacy in Michigan, United States Jan 2012 - Jan 2018 | |||
| Jun 201328000 miUS $50 | Headlights are extremely difficult for the owner to repair without fender or bumper removal. Not a 10 minute driveway repair for sure. | ||
| Feb 201445000 miUS $140 | Both headlights burned out w/in 24hrs of each other, 2nd headlight replacement in 2 years. Both side-marker lights burned out, required bumper removal to repair. | ||
| Sep 201455000 miUS $300 | Rust on the trunk lid near license plate garnish. | ||
| Apr 2017114000 miUS $200 | Misfire on cylinder 4. Found coil pack for this cylinder corroded and cracked causing arcing at high engine load. Replaced all 4 packs and plugs as precaution and is good as new again. | ||
| Subaru Legacy in Utah, United States May 2013 - Mar 2017 | |||
| Jun 201314000 miUS $65 | Auto Headlight sensor was replaced as it was not functioning. Headlights were not coming on automatically. | ||
| Aug 201534300 mi | Automatic headlight sense needed to be replaced for the 2nd time. | ||
| Subaru Legacy in Alberta, Canada Aug 2013 - Aug 2015 | |||
| May 20136200 mi | Sensor was replaced under warranty | ||
2012 Subaru Legacy 4dr Sedan
256-horsepower 3.6L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| Subaru Legacy in New York, United States Mar 2012 - Nov 2014 | |||
| May 20124000 mi | Dealer says oil level sensor needs replacement, TSB. Broke one installing it, ordered another. | ||
| Feb 201432000 mi | Headliner was coming down in the rear passenger compartment. | ||
| Mar 201434000 mi | Fixed headliner by re-attaching clips. | ||
| Subaru Legacy in Quebec, Canada Jun 2016 - Dec 2016 | |||
| Oct 201643400 mi | transmission was kicking sliding, all the lights in the dash were on. replaced transmission. | ||
| Subaru Legacy in New Jersey, United States Oct 2011 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Jan 20121500 mi | Rough downshift into low gear. | ||
| Jan 201313000 mi | Rough downshift in lower gears.l | ||
| Dec 201325000 mi | Vibration at 60-70 mph, probably caused by new tires. | ||
| Jun 202189700 miUS $998 | Front struts were leaking. | ||
2012 Subaru Legacy 4dr Sedan
170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| Subaru Legacy in Pennsylvania, United States Nov 2014 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Jun 201438000 mi | Sunroof stuck open. Technician replaced sunroof rail system. Sunroof stuck open. Technician replaced sunroof rail system. Covered by extended warranty. | ||
| Subaru Legacy in California, United States Aug 2013 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Aug 201767000 mi | The CVT transmission seemed to not be working properly although it was a minor issue. The cause was not determined during this service visit. Subaru must be seeing some mechanical problems with the CVT as they raised the warranty time, recently, to 100,000 miles | ||
| Jun 201875000 miUS $700 | Front calipers and rotors were replaced. The calipers were replaced twice as you could feel, through the brake pedal and your ears, a shuttering noise on rough roads. The calipers were remanufactured and the company doing this evidently didn't know how to do this properly. The service dealer gave me my money back and then I paid additionally for Subaru calipers. This solved the noise problem. | ||
| Subaru Legacy in British Columbia, Canada Mar 2012 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Apr 202272540 miC $62 | Front bulb replaced | ||
| Subaru Legacy in Pennsylvania, United States May 2012 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Jun 2021122000 miUS $350 | Exhaust system Dealer replacement [of transmission] | ||
| Subaru Legacy in North Carolina, United States Jan 2015 - Nov 2020 | |||
| Feb 201891000 miUS $71 | 2 headlights out. Both replaced | ||
| Subaru Legacy in New York, United States May 2013 - Dec 2016 | |||
| Dec 201662000 miUS $18 | Bad daytime running lights relay caused highbeams to not work. | ||
| Subaru Legacy in Pennsylvania, United States Feb 2012 - Dec 2015 | |||
| Sep 201516000 mi | Front driver side seat belt retractor weak, would not rewind belt completely on exit. Replaced complete seat belt/retractor assembly. | ||
| Subaru Legacy in California, United States Jan 2012 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Apr 201429700 mi | Seats could not be adjusted. A fuse had blown. | ||
| Jan 201528700 mi | Bad wiring in automatic seat adjustment under drivers side causes fuse to blow often. This was not covered under warranties. | ||
| Subaru Legacy in Iowa, United States Aug 2011 - Oct 2015 | |||
| May 201317000 mi | Condensation in spoiler brake light. Brake light was replaced and the issue was resolved. | ||
| Subaru Legacy in Pennsylvania, United States Mar 2012 - Apr 2012 | |||
| Apr 20126000 mi | Lumbar support was broken | ||
| Subaru Legacy in Massachusetts, United States Mar 2012 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Dec 201354000 miUS $50 | Both low beam headlights burnt out and were replaced.rna REAL pain to replace. | ||
| Jun 201465000 miUS $18 | Puddle lights left side shorted out, cooking the front puddle light assembly and blowing the inline (NON_REPLACEABLE) fuse. I rebuilt the module. New current limit resistor, new capacitor, resealed. Bypassed inline fuse with new inline fuse | ||
| Dec 201474000 mi | replaced both low beam headlights as they both burnt out within one week of each other. | ||
| May 201584300 mi | Replaced both front low beam headlights a third time. It is not an easy replacement on this car. You need to jack up the front end, remove the wheel, remove the inner fender and then you can get at the headlight for replacement. | ||
| Nov 2015100000 mi | Low beam headlight drivers side replaced yet again | ||
| Jul 2017135000 miUS $1355 | Head gasket blew 500 miles from home. Vehicle was blowing bubbles out of the radiator with the cap off no external block leaks and no contamination of the engine oil. Put in a can of block seal and limped home stopping every 100 miles or so waiting for the engine to cool down and adding antifreeze . Dealer (North End Subaru in Lunenburg Ma) said they pulled the engine out of the car and replaced the head gaskets. They did NOT machine the heads. The car came back a mess. Grease all over the fenders and hood. Antifreeze all over the engine compartment, things not put back together as designed. Clamps on hoses not in place, parts missing, etc. I was very unhappy with the state of the vehicle when I picked it up. The cost was supposed to be 1850.00 but the dealer kicked in $500.00 toward the repair. I called 1-800subaru3 and they declined to assist in paying for the repairs. I'm not sure I can trust this vehicle any longer. Parts replaced: 4 Gasket spark plug, 2 gasket cylinder head, 2 gasket rocker cover 2 Gasket intake manifold, 1 oil filter, 5 5W30 oil, 2 Super coolant, 1 thermostat gasket, 5 studs, 1 radiator assy. | ||
| Oct 2017138000 miUS $100 | replace front brake pads and rotors | ||
| Jan 2018144000 mi | No heat passenger side dual control heating/AC system. Flushed out the heater core. One heater core servers both the drivers side and the passenger side heat on this vehicle. There was no apparent obstruction in the heater core so I will have a look at the heater door control motors and control arms Oil level/pressure light stays on after oil and filter changed. I add this repair as a note for other Subaru owners as a hint. I had changed a Fog light bulb during the time that the engine oil was draining from the car. To verify the light which needed replacing I briefly turned the ignition to ON (not starting). I replaced the fog light bulb and continued with the oil change. After finishing changing the engine oil and filter When the car was started the oil light would not go out. When I finished I started the engine and the oil light would not go out. The engine sounded fine but the light was on. I removed the new filter thinking it might be defective and replaced it with another new filter. This had no effect on the oil light. I found a thread on the web saying this had happened to other folks. some drove the car and the light went out. One said he spoke to a Subaru Tech and was told to remove a fuse for about 1 minute. His oil light went out after replacing the fuse and starting the vehicle. I disconnected the battery for a few minutes and the light issue was resolved upon restarting the engine. It appears that the diagnostic bit for low oil level once set is not re-checked on engine re-starts. Took about 15 minutes to change the fog light bulbs. | ||
| Jun 2018155000 mi | Replaced both front and rear sway bar bushing, clamps and bolts | ||
| Feb 2020190000 miUS $800 | Transmission failure lock up failure Replaced transmission with junk yard unit | ||
2012 Subaru Legacy 4dr Sedan
170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD
| Subaru Legacy in Connecticut, United States Feb 2012 - Mar 2012 | |||
| Mar 20124000 mi | Rear headliner clip and hole failure at assembly plant. Headliner hanging loose on passenger side near rear windshield. | ||
| Subaru Legacy in Minnesota, United States Jan 2012 - Jul 2024 | |||
| Jan 201945000 miUS $200 | Engine - "Variable valve lift diagnosis oil pressure switch" on the right severely leaking oil. Both sides replaced. Solenoid gasket slightly leaking oil. Left for a future repair. | ||
| Jul 202475000 miUS $100 | Valve cover gasket slightly leaking, replaced | ||
| Subaru Legacy in Pennsylvania, United States Nov 2012 - Dec 2016 | |||
| Jun 201528000 mi | Effluent hose was clogged. Effluent ended up on front passenger side foot well. | ||
| Subaru Legacy in Massachusetts, United States Nov 2013 - Sep 2017 | |||
| Nov 201668300 miUS $800 | The struts were replaced due to tire cupping. | ||
2012 Subaru Legacy 4-door
4-cylinder automatic AWD
| Subaru Legacy in Ontario, Canada Dec 2012 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Sep 201548980 mi | warranty repair - air conditioning condensation was draining into the cabin, hoses rerouted. | ||
| Nov 201550840 miC $500 | Cracked front-end bushings - replaced. | ||
| Dec 201552080 miC $800 | Headlight and tailight bulbs burnt / replaced. | ||
| Jul 201860140 miC $600 | Front upper and lower control arms. | ||
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