Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Subaru Impreza.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was driving home, and my foot fell to the floor when I hit the brakes. Thankfully, I was coasting to the front of my… |
| 2023-12-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel lines under intake manifold leaking during cold weather. Causing smell to be pungent in cabin and in engine bay. I… |
| 2023-07-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My vehicle contains faulty airbags that can launch shrapnel at the passenger if it goes off, this is a common recall fo… |
| 2022-09-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Car passed inspection in May of 2022 and just last month (September) the passenger side control arm completely rotted o… |
| 2020-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE MY 75 YEAR-OLD MOTHER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE JOB SHE STILL WORKS TO PAY HER BILLS, THE BRAKES ON HER SUBARU FA… |
| 2020-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HARD START, ROUGH IDLE, DROVE 3 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON, CODE: P0021 BANK1/2. DID RESEARCH. IT'S A BANJO BOL… |
| 2019-07-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | POSSIBLY RELATED TO TAKATA RECALL AFTER LOCAL DEALER SERVICED THE RECALL, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER HAS SAID I… |
| 2018-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I PURCHASED THIS CAR SIX MONTHS AGO FROM A SMALL DEALEERSHIP IN VACAVILLE, CA. I PAID HALF THE PRICE FOR… |
| 2017-12-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY SUBARU IMPREZA'S AIR BAGS, I HAVE CA… |
| 2017-10-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE RECALL NOTICES, YET THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS GIVEN ME MULTIPLE DATES BY WHICH T… |
| 2017-03-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL -- THIS IS REGARDING THE RECALL OF THE 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA PASSENGER AIRBAG. I RECEIVED A LETTER THIS Y… |
| 2017-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL -- I HAVE A 2006 SUBARU. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEM IN MARCH 2017 TELLING ME THERE WAS A SERIOUS ISSU… |
| 2016-10-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2016-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-07-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | JULY 30 RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG IN 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. I HAVE CALLED SUBARU AT LEAST 5 TIMES TO … |
| 2016-07-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-07-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V359000 (… |
| 2016-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 1… |
| 2016-07-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER RECALL C… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" WE HAVE BEEN CONTACTING OUR TRUSTED SUBARU DEALER (CARLSEN SUBARU, 480 VETERANS BLVD REDWOOD CITY,CA 9… |
| 2016-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE AIRBAG ISSUE. YET, SUBARU IS NOT REPLACING THE AIRBAG IN A TIME… |
| 2015-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN COLD TEMPERATURES WHEN STARTING THE CAR THERE IS A SMELL OF RAW FUEL THAT FILLS THE CABIN TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE … |
| 2015-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I FIRST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAD AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON, BUT WITHOUT ANY HISTORY OF AN ACCIDENT. TH… |
| 2015-05-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON START IN ANY WEATHER AFTER SITTING OR MULTPLE START AND STOP TRIPS WITH ENGINE AT OPERATING TEMPETURE A VERY STRON… |
| 2015-03-25 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS EMIT A LOW PITCH NOISE THAT INCREASES IN AMPLITUDE WITH SPEED. THE NOISE HAS BEEN GETTING PROG… |
| 2014-12-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SMELL OF LEAKING GAS FUMES. *TR |
| 2014-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | NOTICEABLE GAS FUMES AROUND REAR OF CAR AFTER RETURNING FROM A DRIVE. *TR |
| 2014-03-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ST… |
| 2013-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG IN MY SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI AT APPROX. 45 MPH WHEN MY CAR HAD THE OIL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, A… |
| 2012-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION BEARING EXHIBI… |
| 2012-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA OCCURRENCE RELATED TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE SHOE SEPARATED FROM THE BA… |
| 2012-01-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON START UP OF MY 2006 SUBARU WRX STI, THERE IS VISUAL EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE PASS… |
| 2011-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. CONSUMER STATES WHILE PULLING AWAY HE HEARD A CONTINUOUS GRINDING/ SHEARING NOISE WHICH BECAME MOR… |
| 2011-04-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SUBARU IMPREZA TRANSMISSION FAIL. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WHEN COLD AND DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT, BUT AFTER… |
| 2011-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CODE P1410 SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE STUCK OPEN. THIS IS A COMMON ERROR MANY 2006 AND UP SUBARU IM… |
| 2011-01-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2006 SUBARU STI DRIVING HOME 20 MPH OIL LIGHT FLICKERED THEN STAYED ON FOR 20 SECONDS ENGINE STARVED OF OIL, SHUT DOWN.… |
| 2010-02-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY, MANY INCIDENTS WHEN THERE IS EVEN THE TINIEST BIT OF SNOW/ICE ON … |
| 2009-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PICKUP TUBE BROKE CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. *TR |
| 2009-09-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009 WITH 63,455 MILES, THEN IN FEBRUARY, 2012 AT 99,985 … |
| 2009-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ROLL OVER VALVES CRACK. VALVES INSIDE THE GAS TANK THAT PREVENT GAS FROM LEAKING OUT IN THE EVENT OF A ROLL OVER ACCIDE… |
| 2009-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OIL PICK UP FAILED CRACKED NEAR WELD IN RESULT OF MY ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BROKEN INTERNAL PARTS DUE TO … |
| 2008-05-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PUMP PICKUP TUBE FRACTURED, CAUSING NO OIL PRESSURE IN ENGINE, AND POSSIBLY COULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE,… |
| 2007-11-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, COASTING, AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE LOSE… |
| 2007-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 SUBARU WRX STI THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SEIZED UP ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER TO EVERYTH… |
| 2007-07-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HIT A BEAR AT 55MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE BEAR LEAPED OFF THE BANK IN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. T… |
| 2007-06-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. WHEN… |
| 2007-01-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | 2006 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI, EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY BREMBO BRAKES. DRIVING IN RAIN ON HIGHWAY W/O USING THE BRAKES (NO B… |
| 2006-10-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | 90 MPH HEAD ON CRASH, AND NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN SEVERE HYPEREXTENSION OF … |
| 2006-09-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD BY A CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME FROM MY RIGHT AND STOPPED IN MY LANE. I SWERVED TO T… |