The Subaru Legacy has been awarded the Japanese crash test program JNCAP (Japan New Car Assessment Programme) as the only vehicle with the "Grandpix 2009/2010". For the brand it is the third award in a row. Already in fiscal year 2007, the Impreza the "Gandrpix win," Forester and Exiga were in 2008 awarded the title "Excellent Car".
As part of the 2009 test series, the Legacy has been rated as the safest vehicle for driver and front passenger in a front or side collision. The model provides high security against head injuries in accidents involving pedestrians. In addition, scored the Legacy highest ratings (Level 4) for the best possible protection of the rear passengers with a possible head-on collision, or for protection against whiplash, one from this year's newly introduced test methods, such as it is with the European crash test series Euro NCAP is the case . There, the Legacy has been graded with the highest rating of five stars.
Recently, the Legacy also received by the American Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) "Top Safety Pick award and achieved top marks in the protection of occupants in the context of testing for crash strength of the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP)
