Subaru Legacy
2010 only
38,725 sold in the US for 2010.
per 10,000 sold
2010 Subaru Legacy have 207 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 18 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Torque converter and shudder, typically surfacing around 111,354 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2010 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Subaru Legacy report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2010 only
Median onset: 111,354 miles. 2.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $730–$2,200 nationally.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 11,250 miles. 25.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 65,000 miles. 6.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Median onset: 136,000 miles. 18.8% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 63,500 miles.
More common in older model years.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 95,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 46,765 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 825 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · Typical repair: $270–$510 nationally.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2010 model year. See the full Subaru Legacy report for every year and full specs/safety data.