Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-24 | 08V135000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | 36,791 | — | Details |
| 2004-07-14 | 04V342000 |
SEATS | 84,574 | — | Details |
| 2004-03-16 | 04V128000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 127,580 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | A CHILD OWNS THIS VEHICLE |
| 2021-12-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while reversing, the vehicle felt as if there was a fla… |
| 2021-05-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The passenger side lower control arm was rusting out without my knowledge and while driving, a part of it broke in half… |
| 2020-11-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD SOUND INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT BEING AC… |
| 2020-07-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | HELLO, I HOPE THIS MESSAGE FINDS YOU SAFE AND WELL. MY PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS: CONTROL ARM FAILURE EXACTLY AS DESCRIB… |
| 2019-12-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWORDS.... SAME EXACT DAY IN WAS AT A STOP LIGHT ON A INCLINE AND MY CAR R… |
| 2019-11-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG SMELL OF FUEL UPON START-UP WHEN IN SUB-FREEZING CONDITIONS. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN 2019, WHICH ARE THE ONLY … |
| 2019-08-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SAFETY RECALL: WVX34 I HAD THIS WORK DONE AT A DEALERSHIP. THEY DID A PUNCH TEST.THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS PASSED ON JULY… |
| 2019-03-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SUBARU IMPREZA OUTBACK SPORT 2002, PASSENGER LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD CORROSION BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE COMPLETE SEPARATION AN… |
| 2019-02-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 11V464000 (SUBARU SAFETY RECALL WVX-34) COVERS 2002-2007 IMPREZAS, AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS. THE SAFET… |
| 2018-12-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN COLD TEMPERATURES THE FUEL LEAKS FROM RUBBER FUEL LINES ONTO THE FUEL RAIL AND MANIFOLD RESULTING IN A VERY STRONG F… |
| 2018-05-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FACTURED A… |
| 2018-05-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE INTO TWO PIECES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE RIGH… |
| 2018-01-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR WITHOUT W… |
| 2017-08-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED AND FRACTURED, THE FRONT… |
| 2017-06-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AT OIL CHANGE, I WAS CALLED TO LOOK AT HOLE RUSTED INTO FRONT SUBFRAME--SHOCKING AND FRIGHTENING!!! |
| 2017-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DENIED THE FUEL LINE RECALL DUE TO I LIVE IN OHIO AND OHIO IS NOT ON THE LIST OF "COLD STATES." I AM FORCED TO B… |
| 2017-01-23 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A BURNING OIL ODOR. WHEN TH… |
| 2016-12-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2002 SUBARU WITH ROTTED SUB FRAME WITH ONLY 129,000 MILES. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. |
| 2016-11-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I BROUGHT MY SUBARU IMPREZA 2001 WAGON IN FOR OIL CHANGE INTO MY SUBARU SERVICE ON 11/4/2016. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE F… |
| 2016-09-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER… |
| 2016-09-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, A POPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHI… |
| 2016-02-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RECENT TIRE ROTATION AT MY LOCAL GARAGE IDENTIFIED VERY BADLY CORRODED SUBFRAME ON THE RIGHT HAD SIDE. THE LEFT SIDE SU… |
| 2016-02-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE L… |
| 2016-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS A SUB FRAME UNDER THE FRONT END. I HAVE READ THEORIES ABOUT WHY IT IS THERE BUT IT STILL SEEMS TO BE A QUES… |
| 2015-12-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR RUST ON FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS PERFORMED (AMONG THE FIRST CARS FIXED IN THE CAMPAIGN)… |
| 2015-12-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THERE WAS A L… |
| 2015-11-13 | SEATS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. AFTER ADJUSTING THE REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE BACK OF THE SEAT SUDDENL… |
| 2015-09-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT D… |
| 2015-06-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. AFTER TAKING POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE FRO… |
| 2015-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | THIN ICE AND SNOW ON ROAD, APPROACHING RED LIGHT AT 28MPH DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND, SLOWED TO 17MPH, DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST, SLOW… |
| 2015-01-08 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TIRES AND ALONG WITH BAD WHEEL BEARING, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS ALMOS… |
| 2015-01-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA FOR ITS YEARLY NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME WE WERE TOLD THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTE… |
| 2014-12-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DURING COLD TEMPERATURES THERE IS A GAS LEAK. CAR IS AN IMPREZA OUTBACK SPORT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR WRX FOR THE SAME P… |
| 2014-03-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM SHEERED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED. LATER INSPECTION REVEALED IT WAS DUE TO CORROSION.… |
| 2013-12-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL ON ITS CONTROL ARMS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V464000). OUR CAR'S PASSEN… |
| 2013-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS EXHIBITING CORROSION. THE V… |
| 2013-11-09 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | WHEN I TOOK OUT THE UNDERNEATH PLASTIC COVER BELOW THE ENGINE FOR CLEANING PURPOSES, I SAW SEVERE RUST ON THE" SUB-FRAM… |
| 2013-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING W… |
| 2013-10-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VERY STRONG SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CABIN THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH SPILLED FUEL BUT TH… |
| 2013-09-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2002 IMPREZA WAS TAKEN TO TWO SUBARU DEALERSHIPS, BOTH OF WHICH FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SERIOUSLY ROTTED, AS WAS TH… |
| 2013-08-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FO… |
| 2013-01-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE SEAT TRACK FAILED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. THIS RESULTED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT COMING LOSE. ALL BOLTS REMAINED TIGHT, … |
| 2013-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS 35 DEGREASE AND BELOW THE FUEL LINE TENDS TO LEAK FUEL/VAPOR AND THE SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEH… |
| 2012-11-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION… |
| 2012-07-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS… |
| 2012-01-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA TS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED MAINTENAN… |
| 2012-01-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID N… |
| 2012-01-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED W… |
| 2012-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS NOW, WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, SITTING IN THE GARAGE, THEN YOU START IT UP AND YOUR VENTS ARE OPEN TO … |