Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Subaru Impreza.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact recently purchased a 2009 Subaru Impreza. It was discovered that there was a mileage discre… |
| 2023-07-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the transmission failed to properly sh… |
| 2022-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | There was a brake light switch failure which was under recall. The failure caused a short in my electrical system and w… |
| 2022-01-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The head gaskets have failed multiple times with this vehicle within a 6 month timeframe. The head gaskets have been a … |
| 2021-06-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The problem: like over 50% of adult Americans, I am female. I am 5' 3.5" tall (average for N. America, folks!) and wei… |
| 2020-08-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SEVERAL HOURS AFTER HAVING WORK PERFORMED ON MY CAR, I WAS TURNING LEFT FROM ONE ROAD TO ANOTHER, BOTH WITH SPEED LIMIT… |
| 2020-07-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE FIREWALL PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM ENGAGING IN GEARS WHILE DRIVING |
| 2020-07-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 09 WRX HATCH, WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED IT WILL MAKE A CREAKING NOISE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE FIREWALL FLEXES … |
| 2020-06-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 09 WRX HATCH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND HILL ASSIST LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF… |
| 2020-04-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY CAR JUST BROKE ON ME. THE SHOP SHOWED ME HOW THE FIREWALL WAS BUILT ON THESE MODELS AND HOW IT WAS CHANGED FROM PREV… |
| 2019-12-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MOTOR WENT OUT WITH 72000 MILES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING. TRANSFER CASE BEARINGS SHOT. POWER STEERING RACK DONE AND… |
| 2019-12-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SUBARU OF AMERICA INC. SHOULD RECALL 2008-2014 IMPREZA, IMPREZA WRX, AND IMPREZA WRX STI. THESE VEHICLES JUST ABOVE THE… |
| 2019-10-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HAD A CLUTCH REPAIR DONE ON CAR AFTER THE REPAIR WAS FINISHED THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE FIREWALL ON CAR WAS CRACKED. … |
| 2019-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | COMPRESSING CLUTCH PEDAL CLICKS 3 TIMES LOUDLY WHEN CAR IS ON OR OFF. SOUNDS LIKE UNDER DRIVERS DASHBOARD. *TR THE C… |
| 2019-08-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I CALLED SUBARU ALMOST 5 MONTHS AGO WHEN I CAME ACROSS THERE WAS A RECALL ON BRAKES SINCE WE WERE HAVING THE ISSUE OF T… |
| 2019-08-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD EITHER REQUIRE ME TO PAY TO HAVE AFTERMARKET GUAGES RE… |
| 2019-07-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TODAY (JULY 10, 2019) I DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR OF MY 2009 IMPREZA WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE EV… |
| 2019-06-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO PUT FUEL IN MY CAR AT THE PUMP, THE FUEL INSTANTLY STARTING SPEWING OUT EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I HAVE AN EMP… |
| 2019-05-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 80,000 MILES. LEAKED OUT 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL ON ROAD TRIP |
| 2019-05-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2009 SUBARU WITH LESS THAN 100,000 HAS A HEAD GASKET LINKING ONTO CATALITIC CONVERTER.HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH 2005 IMPREZ… |
| 2019-05-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE O2 SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY RESALE DEALER, AFTER FILLING CAR WITH GAS THE CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND FLASHIN… |
| 2019-05-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAILED HEAD GASKET. *LD *JS |
| 2019-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL AND SAFETY RECALL WUE90 NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 19V149000 BRAKE LAMP SWITCH. ON APRIL 4TH, 2019 I CALLED MULTIPL… |
| 2019-02-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN I BROUGHT MY 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA INTO COLONIAL SUBARU (IN VA) 2 WEEKS AGO, THERE WERE MANY ISSUES, BUT I DIDN'T KN… |
| 2018-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DURING NORMAL USE OF THE CLUTCH ON THE STREET , THE FIREWALL WELDS BRAKE OFF CAUSING THE FIREWALL TO BEND. ALSO EFFECTS… |
| 2018-10-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. … |
| 2018-05-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS A PROBLEM ABOUT A 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA OUTBACK SPORT WAGON, WHICH ONLY HAD 105,000 MILES ON IT AND FOUND OUT THE… |
| 2018-05-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CHASSIS FATIGUE AND CRACKING RESULTING IN DAMAGE/POTENTIAL COMPROMISE OF DRIVER CONTROLS. CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROK… |
| 2018-03-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 08-14 MANUAL SUBARUS HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE THE FIREWALL WELDS BREAK AND CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK AS THE PEDAL ASS… |
| 2017-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CLUTCH WELDINGS ON FIREWALL CRACKING AND CAUSING MALFUNCTION OF BRAKE PEDAL. LOST OF THE ABILITY TO SHIFT UP OR DOWN. |
| 2017-07-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A PRETTY BAD OIL LEAK. MECHANIC SAID IT'S A FAILED HEAD GASKET. HE DID TELL ME THAT MY CAR IS TOO NEW WITH A LOW… |
| 2017-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FIREWALL WELDS HAVE FAILED AND BROKEN, RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDAL MOUNTS. THIS L… |
| 2017-04-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU IMREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PISTON PREMATURELY FRACTURED, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC… |
| 2017-03-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BROKEN FIREWALL CLUTCH BRACKET WELDS. |
| 2017-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WTM-73 RECALL. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT WEBSTER GROVE SUBARU IN ST. LOUIS ON JAN 12, 2017. ON FEBRUARY 10, 2017 THE … |
| 2016-12-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW SUBARU IS HANDLING MY RECALL REPAIR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH BAY … |
| 2016-12-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN… |
| 2016-11-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DUE TO THE FIREWALL FLEXING EVERY TIME THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, OVER TIME THE SPOT WELDS CONNECTING THE CLUTCH PE… |
| 2016-10-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - IT HAS BEEN OVER 4 MONTHS SINCE THE AIRBAG IN MY CAR WAS RECALLED. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT PARTS… |
| 2016-09-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | STRUCTURAL DEFECT OF THE SPOT WELD OF THE CLUTCH BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO THE FIREWALL. ASSEMBLY SHIFT LEFT WHEN CLUTCH … |
| 2016-09-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SUN VISOR DROOP...CAUSES VISIBILITY ISSUES. HAS BEEN PRETTY WELL DOCUMENTED IN VARIOUS SUBARU FORUMS. MINE IS IN THE DR… |
| 2016-07-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358… |
| 2016-07-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAD JUST TURNED AND PUSHED ON THE GAS TO GET UP TO SPEED-ABOUT 45MPH. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING/REVVING. … |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-06-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL NOTICE ARRIVE IN JUNE. REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE AND NOW IN MID SEPTEMBER STILL NOT AVAILABLE. VEHICLE I… |
| 2016-06-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: … |
| 2016-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND ACTIVATED. I AM NOT SURE WHICH SPEED IT WAS SET TO (IT WOULD HA… |
| 2016-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE CLUTCH PEDAL ON MY 2009 WRX CONSTANTLY REQUIRES ADJUSTMENT TO ENABLE THE RELEASE OF THE CLAMP PRESSURE ON THE DRIVE… |
| 2015-10-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE BODY FLEX WHEN TURNING RIGHT, CAN FEEL AIR COMING IN. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT MY WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. TH… |
| 2015-09-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN I PUSH CLUTCH IN ITS POPPING AND FLEXING. I FOUND THAT THE WHOLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IS MOVING BACK AND FORTH CAUSING F… |