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Subaru Impreza

Every Subaru Impreza model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years77652 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years122015 to 2026

Recall campaigns18Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins3,938Summed across model years

By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 194, 25% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Visibility and wipers leads the Subaru Impreza complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Visibility and wipers

205

Lighting

169

Electrical system

Engine and cooling

Powertrain

Brakes

Airbags

Steering

Driver assistance

Speed control

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Subaru Impreza model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Subaru Impreza by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2026	Hatchback	1	0.0	25	0	46
2025	Hatchback	5	20.0	100	0	132
2024	Hatchback	32	12.5	400	2	208
2023	Hatchback	4	0.0	36	2	211
2022	Hatchback	13	15.4	144	1	253
2021	Hatchback	14	7.1	200	2	315
2020	Sedan	85	4.7	944	1	399
2019	Hatchback	194	3.6	1,492	5	522
2018	Hatchback	151	4.0	1,079	5	521
2017	Hatchback	125	11.2	735	7	562
2016	Wagon	75	9.3	429	1	354
2015	Wagon	77	7.8	963	2	415

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Subaru Impreza

23V-754 Nov 9, 2023
Front driveshaft assemblies' outer race may develop cracks and break
Powertrain · 4,701 vehicles
23V-647 Sep 21, 2023
Center support bolts for the driveshaft may loosen, resulting in the disconnection of the front end of the driveshaft
Powertrain · 4,311 vehicles
23V-551 Aug 4, 2023
Due to insufficient clearance, the instrument panel harness may contact the steering beam bracket, damaging the wire insulation and causing a…
Electrical system · 35k vehicles
23V-292 Apr 25, 2023
Brake light switch may be improperly adjusted and illuminate the brake lights without application of the brake pedal
Lighting · 4,030 vehicles
22V-712 Sep 22, 2022
Incorrect paint clearcoat may have been applied, which can cause the windshield to be insufficiently bonded to the vehicle
Visibility and wipers · 42 vehicles
22V-624 Aug 12, 2022
Left and right side reflex reflector and left side low beam reflector may inadequately reflect light
Lighting · 188k vehicles
21V-675 Aug 30, 2021
Left-front lower control arm weld may fail, allowing the control arm to separate from the crossmember
Suspension · 802 vehicles
21V-587 Jul 29, 2021
Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
Fuel system · 176k vehicles
21V-264 Apr 15, 2021
Engine Control Module (ECM) may continue to power the ignition coil after the engine is shut off, causing a short circuit
Electrical system · 466k vehicles
21V-024 Jan 26, 2021
Continuously variable transmission (CVT) select lever cable nut may not have been tightened properly, allowing the nut to loosen
Powertrain · 383 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.