There are 4 owner-reported brakes complaints for the 2015 Subaru Legacyin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The contact owned a 2015 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact opened and closed the trunk, triggering the alarm system. The alarm system failed to deactivate immediately. The vehicle then failed to restart as needed, and the "Shift to Park" message was displayed while the transmission was in park(P). The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where the brake fuse was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The contact replaced the brake fuse for a second time, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer, where an unknown repair was performed. The contact later sold the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000.
Right front wheel started to wobble a bit when braking, as if a rotor started to warp. I purchased a new rotors and pads from Subaru to change the rotor when convenient. I had to stop driving the vehicle because the shaking got so violent when breaking that I thought it was going to damage the vehicle. The rotor had split into pieces along all of the fins. I ended up removing two rings of casting.
Driving 55 on a major highway, my car displayed a warning sign “electronic parking brake” and the “brake” light started to blink. It came out of nowhere so I pulled over and tried to figure out what the issue was. Nothing seemed wrong so I drove home. Later that night, the parking brake was fully engaged and did so by itself. I did not engage and it would not disengage. Apparently, this happens to many other Subaru drivers on the internet. This is a major issue
I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR HAS AND ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES, I SAW THE BRAKE BUTTON WAS (THAT'S NOT NORMAL) ON AND MY CAR WAS STARTING TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY BY THAT TIME I HAD A TRUCK BEHIND ME THAT ALMOST HIT ME FROM THE BACK DO TO THE BRAKE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. I LEAVE MY CAR AT THE DEALER (BETERA SUBARU HARTFORD CT) SINCE SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 THEY JUST CALLED ME ONCE SAYING THAT THEY KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE GOING TO FIX IT, BUT AT THIS TIME I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR WITH THE BRAKES.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026