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Subaru Legacy battery drain reports by year

47 NHTSA complaints describe dead batteries and parasitic electrical drain on Subaru Legacy vehicles. The most reported year is 2019 with 18 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2019 Legacy1815%
2017 Legacy87%
2016 Legacy139%
2015 Legacy85%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.