Used 2017 Subaru Legacy 2.5i 4dr Sedan AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT) Consumer Reviews
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The Pillow
Howard Larkin, Libertyville, IL, 11/30/2016
updated 11/30/2018
Subaru Legacy 2.5i 4dr Sedan AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
42 of 45 people found this review helpful
Update: At 24 months and 36,000 miles no repairs needed. The car gets about 28-30 mpg in mixed city/highway driving for my wife's daily commute and around town use. We have taken several long trips and have seen mileage as high as 38 mpg on the highway, though 32-35 is more typical at a constant 70 mph. The car is also very comfortable for four adults with luggage on long trips, and daily commutes -- hence "the pillow." Road holding in wet and icy conditions is outstanding. We are very pleased with the Subaru Legacy 2.5i. My wife traded in her 2005 Volvo S40 for this 2017 Subaru Legacy 2.5i mostly because the Volvo was getting too expensive to keep repairing -- Volvo parts are ridiculously expensive and the thing is so complicated they had to take the grill off to recharge the air conditioner. So the nice roomy layout under the Legacy's hood is a welcome switch, or so my mechanic tells me. You can actually see and reach the spark plugs without disassembling half the engine. This is actually our third Subaru, the previous two being a 1996 Outback and a 2012 Forester which we still have. The Legacy doesn't handle quite as well as the Volvo but they are such different cars it is not really fair to compare them. However, the Legacy does feel very planted on cloverleaf freeway entry ramps and it is easy to change and hold a line. I give credit to the symmetrical all-wheel-drive, which sounds like advertising but it really does eliminate torque steer. Physics, I guess.The Legacy is much better at absorbing the massive potholes and bumps all over the streets in Chicago and suburbs, which destroyed the Volvo's front end twice in 100,000 miles. The Subaru is at least a match for the Volvo in the rain and I am sure it will be much better in the snow as well. The Volvo was pretty good in snow for a front-wheel-drive car, but our other two Subarus were and are practically snowmobiles. This is a big reason why my wife chose the Subaru. based on previous experience with continuously variable transmissions, I was a little leery of this feature. However, the Legacy's CVT is very responsive and the car moves right out when you need it to. On my wife's 35 mile commute of about half highway and half streets the Legacy is getting about 29 mpg, which is about five or six better than the Volvo got on the same trip. We haven't taken any long road trips yet, but the dash says it hits 35 mpg on the freeway right after a fill up, and so far the dash mpg report has been pretty accurate, within about two percent of miles divided by gallons when we fill it up. The Legacy is much bigger inside than the Volvo, with a very comfortable back seat, though the Volvo had better seats. The lumbar cushion on the base Legacy are not adjustable, and tend to push me out a little farther than ideal on the bottom cushion, though this isn't a hug problem. Much, much better visibility out of the Legacy and the back up camera helps avoid backing into the garage wall. The Legacy is very solid and quiet, much more so than our 2012 Forester. Based on the excellent durability and reliability of our other two Subarus -- no repairs needed at all in 55,000 miles on the 2012 Forester, not even brake pads -- I am hoping this one won't need much work over the next 10 years or so.
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Empirical improvements over other legacy years
G Dog, Westlake, OH, 12/02/2016
Subaru Legacy 2.5i 4dr Sedan AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
We showed up at our local subaru dealership to look at a few low mile off-lease legacies that seemed fairly priced. '13's, '14's and '15's. It's worth noting that the sixth generation models benefited substantially from the small increase in power and what the dealer claimed were adjustments to the CVT powertrain. Stand on the accelerator of the 2013 and the vehicle sounds like the engine is racing, but there is very little corresponding acceleration. The chain is racing but the gears don't engage until the speeds match up. For the small increase in HP, it seems they got some of that worked out - the car doesn't get up and run away, but neither do you feel like your driving in a half-neutral gear with a slipping transmission. Another improvement is in the cabin soundproofing. The 2017 had much less road noise. And finally, it should be noted that the standard backup camera is really an asset vs. earlier offerings as the view out the back window - while better than many cars - is still restrictively high. We decided to go with a lease on the 2017 based on those considerations, and also dealers seem to be ordering far more PZEV's now than in the past, which I'd take any day over a hybrid with heavy metal batteries that will require a strict EPA compliance when reprocessing (shipped off for reprocessing in China or elsewhere where cutting corners on environmental compliance is not uncommon), and the PZEV cost us nothing extra to get in a 2017 lease - I figure it's because the residual with that feature gets a slight boost due to the higher exhaust warranty.
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2017 Legacy Sport
Kek, Beaverton, MI, 01/10/2018
updated 01/10/2019
Subaru Legacy 2.5i 4dr Sedan AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 13 people found this review helpful
Drove this car 18 months and traded it for an 2018 Accord. The electronics stopped working and my local dealer was impossible to work with. The heater and audio sucked since day one and acceleration was always poor. I won’t miss the $80 oil changes either. AVOID SUBARU!
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overall good car with poor manufacturer support
Subaru Sufferer, Molalla, OR, 11/24/2017
updated 06/04/2019
Subaru Legacy 2.5i 4dr Sedan AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 9 people found this review helpful
It’s a nice handling car that corners as if on rails. After a few years I have come to realize most of my concerns are customer support issues, but this model year has a few design shortcomings that supposedly are fixed in the next years car. Car mechanically is performing well, but is noisier than average inside(road noise) and out(clatter). It’s a decent driver at 38k miles. The seat fabric and foam are not aging well for a modern car. The car clatters when it starts, has wind and road noise issues, came with defective foam in rear arm rest, seat, and the cloth is hard to keep clean. Front seat outboard bolsters are not aging well. Replaced all four tires at 5000 miles since they were too worn to just buy one when the car lost a tire due to a stick- it broke a cord in the low budget Goodyears. Found out later from a more “real” dealer they can shave down the new tire, which would have saved money. The selling dealer was not especially useful, with me having to diagnose the car and then lead them by the nose to little issues that they don’t really want to fix anyway- things like defective weatherstripping (which just might cause road noise) I brought the seat wear issue to Subaru corporate- they offered no solutions. The dealer charges $120 for a basic service and air filters. My general repai shop charges half for the same service with genuine Subaru parts. The upshot? I’d probably consider it again, but I’d check out the dealer more carefully. It’s a nice driver, and an overall good value, but look a new one over VERY carefully before you buy, since the dealer and Subaru might just try to skate out of fixing any flaws or defects. They did on several things with mine and it still kinda bugs me when I think about it
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17 Legacy Drives great, terrible interior tech
Martin, San Francisco, CA, 01/26/2017
updated 01/29/2020
Subaru Legacy 2.5i 4dr Sedan AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 18 people found this review helpful
3 years later: good car, low to the ground so I have to replace windshield every year cause rocks fly up and crack it. Terrible key. It’s giant and stupid and bulky and I hate having that thing in my pocket. Why can’t they make one that retracts or folds or anything other than a 7” sharp object in my pocket. Who has a psyical key now anyways? Subaru. That’s who. And my legacy is base so it doesn’t offer apple car play. So I’m sticking with my original review. Drives fine. It’s comfortable and reliable and safe and drives well in snow. But the interior system blows. Its really really awful. Upgrade the key and the radio and it’s on. *** 6 month later update*** I still cannot believe the terrible workings of the phone/radio interface. I still receive calls daily that it does not recognize, even though they are stored contacts. It's like they never tested it. ***Original Review: I like how the car drives but I'm disappointed in the technology. I got the base model legacy, it has no Nav, no sat radio, the seat needs to be adjusted manually, only the driver window is auto up/down, and the climate control is a joke. Its a knob to turn on the heat or AC. It will not display an interior temp or allow you to set one. Just heat on or off. The USB port is in a terrible location, up under the radio and the door to this compartment wont close right if a phone cable gets in the way... which it always will. The phone button will allow you to make calls but wont let you hear a ring... so the person just starts talking from silence. Interior cloth seats are also terrible as this should be some sort of polyester or something that might prevent staining. Subaru Starlink is a complete joke and is a useless app/phone integration. I thought Ford MyTouch was bad.... Overall the 2014' Ford Fusion had much better tech but drove like a boat. In fact my 2002 Infiniti G20 at least had interior climate control.
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