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Subaru Legacy BN and BS (2014 to 2020): specs, NZ numbers and buying checks

The Subaru Legacy BN and BS was built from 2014 to 2020 as a sedan or wagon, with an automatic gearbox, all wheel drive and petrol or diesel power. Chassis codes: BN9, BS9 and BNF.

Key facts

Years
2014 to 2020
Chassis codes
BN9, BS9, BNF
Body types
Sedan, Wagon
Gearboxes
Automatic
Drive
AWD (all wheel drive)
Fuel
Petrol, Diesel

On NZ roads

2,263registered, built 2014 to 2020
33%NZ new (754)
67%imported used (1,509)
Imported from
Japan 100%, Australia 0%, Singapore 0%
Gearboxes
Continuously Variable 95%, 5-Gear Auto 5%
Top regions for the Subaru Legacy
Auckland (9,497), Christchurch City (5,005), Queenstown-Lakes District (1,557)

The register records the model name, not the generation, so other Subaru Legacy generations built in the same years are in this count too.

Source: NZTA Waka Kotahi Motor Vehicle Register open data (opens in a new tab), CC BY 4.0. Vehicles on the register now, counted by build year.

Known weak points

Redline has not curated a buying guide for the Subaru Legacy BN and BS yet. The live buyer brief in Redline search reads the NZ register, US recall data and Redline sales for this generation and drafts the checks to make, clearly labelled.

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US recalls

Looking up US recall data.

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