Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
30
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Subaru Impreza.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG RECALL AND IMPENDING SUIT AGAINST AIR BAG COMPANY |
| 2006-09-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 98 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.5RS. I HAD THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME . AROUND A YEAR AFTER THAT,THE C… |
| 2004-06-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1998 SUBARU IMPREZA 53,000 MILES AND THE AUTO TECH AT SUBARU SAYS I HAVE A PISTON SLAP, $2500.00 TO PULL ENGINE AND C… |
| 2004-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT FAILURE/SHORT OF POWER TO THE MAIN COMPUTER (ECU) AT APPOX. 120K MILES. CAR WOULD NOT START, NO CHECK-E… |
| 2003-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE KEPT OVERHEATING AND AIR WOULD APPEAR IN THE RADIATOR. ANTIFREEZE WOULD BE PUSHED OUT OF RADIATOR AND THE H… |
| 2003-09-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS CAR NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AT SLIGHTLY OVER 67,000 MILES. NO OTHER SUBARU I HAVE OWNED OR… |
| 2003-02-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED PREMATURELY.*JB |
| 2003-01-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF AFTER STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A RAPPING NOISE IN ENGINE UNTIL IT… |
| 2001-11-28 | SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | No | 0 | BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR BEARINGS ON THIS CAR FAILED BEFORE IT REACHED 60,000 MILES. NO INJURIES -- I'M CAREFUL AN… |
| 2001-10-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER DUE TO A STRONG FUEL SMELL AND BURNING OIL COMING FROM ENGINE. DEALER REPLACE… |
| 2001-04-15 | SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | No | 0 | REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED TWICE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS A POTENTIALLY A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. SUBARU IS AWARE OF THE PRO… |
| 2001-03-30 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD AT APPROX 51K MILES. THE REASON THE REPORT IS BEING FILED IS THE LARGE NUMBER OF L… |
| 2001-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE ENGINE OVERHEATED ON 16 HOUR TRIP.. TOOK TO SUBARU DEALERSHIP, THEY PUT IN A NEW "STARTER BOLT" STA… |
| 2001-01-14 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | REPEATED FAILURES OF LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY BEGINNING AT 29, 033 MILES. MOST RECENT REPAIR AT 58, 637 MILES … |
| 2000-11-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | NOISE FROM REAR STRUTS. DEALER SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK |
| 2000-09-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | THE WHEEL BEARING HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. NLM |
| 2000-05-05 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | I BELIEVE THERE IS A SUB-STANDARD PART BEING USED IN SUBARU IMPREZA REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. BESIDES MY 2 FAILURES, I KNOW… |
| 2000-01-21 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | TRANSFER CLUTCH ON THE POWERTRAIN OF MY 1998 SUBARU IMPREZA BUCKS AND BINDS IN TURNS, APPARENTLY DUE TO THE TRANSFER CL… |
| 1999-06-11 | SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED REPEATED WEAR/FAILURE OF THE REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY (29033, 44724, 54813, 58637) WHICH CAU… |
| 1999-06-11 | SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS FAILURES OF LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING, CONSUMER STATES VERY NOISY AND JUST FAILED WITHO… |
| 1999-04-24 | SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | No | 0 | FAULTY REAR WHEEL BEARINGS MAKE NOISE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NLM |
| 1998-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | RIGHT WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CAN'T FIX PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ST… |
| 1998-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | HEATED GREASE LEAKING FROM THE AXLES CAUSING DAMAGE. MJS |
| 1998-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-06-09 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO THE REAR OF VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS TWISTED BACK TOWARD THE BACK… |
| 1998-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES.*JB |
| — | SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED THAT WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE FIRST CLUTCH WENT BAD AT ABOUT 6500 MILES, DEALER SAID IT WAS DRIVER ERROR, REPLACED FOR 1300.00, 2ND CLUTCH WENT B… |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | DESIGN OF SEAT BELT CAUSES DIFFICULTY IN CLIPPING ON, DUE TO BEING RECESSED, ALSO VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. *TT |