Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 | 15V419000 |
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | 30,348 | — | Details |
| 2011-11-29 | 11V562000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 32,685 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The fan controls in the center of the dash failed. Fan speed 1&2 work, but 3&4 do not. After pulling the center dash co… |
| 2025-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was d… |
| 2025-01-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30-40 MPH, the vehicle lost… |
| 2024-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The AC unit suddenly shutoff and there was a burning smell while I was driving. It turns out that the connector on the… |
| 2024-08-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that there was an abnormal whining sound coming from the veh… |
| 2024-01-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The occupant control unit in my car has failed, and there is an open recall (Reference #WQT-55R) for the engine diagnos… |
| 2023-12-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Hello car just stopped on the Fla turnpike because bad valve body on transmission seem subaru knows about this problem … |
| 2023-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HVAC plug pigtail Blower motor resistor Heater control harness Is available for inspection HVAC electrical plugin w… |
| 2023-06-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I was on the highway in mixed traffic for a couple hours. There was a burning smell in the cabin and then the warning l… |
| 2023-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brake Lamp Switch failed in 2018 - we diagnosed the issue, based partly on information from other Subaru owners who ha… |
| 2023-01-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Over the past three months, the front driver and passenger airbag lights have been on in my 2012 Subaru Impreza while d… |
| 2023-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While driving, I suddenly lost braking ability and the brake pedal would go to the floor before slowing the car. I dro… |
| 2022-10-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated while the vehicle was under yearly inspection, she was infor… |
| 2022-09-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I just bought this car. I looked recall history. I saw that one of the recalls for this car was faulty (ODS)occupants d… |
| 2022-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, upon pressing th… |
| 2022-07-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle started smoking from the e… |
| 2022-06-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The car will not allow me to turn it off and remove the key from the ignition. This is apparently caused by a known iss… |
| 2022-04-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 50% of the time or more, the ignition refuse to release the key. When turning the key to take it out of the ignition,… |
| 2022-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine warni… |
| 2022-02-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Took 2012 Subaru Impreza to dealer on 2/07/22 for oil change and PA state inspections (60,130 mi). Maintenance and insp… |
| 2022-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The Airbag warning light has been lit within the dashboard. The front passenger seat airbag is faulty and is not able t… |
| 2021-08-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact's son's father owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that upon activating the heating system, a bu… |
| 2021-06-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission valve body failure causing dangerous erratic shifting while driving. |
| 2021-06-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Two instances of CVT Transmission failure. First: Occurred at 102,926 miles, car only 8 years old. While driving, sud… |
| 2020-12-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE TRACTION LIGHT AND OIL WARNING LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD. INITIALLY, THE DEALER RECOM… |
| 2020-11-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH PEDAL, THERE IS A SQUEAK COMING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD WITHIN THE FOOTWELL AREA. SQUEAK I… |
| 2020-11-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING WOULD GO OFF WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I HAVE A PASSE… |
| 2020-10-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS OFF AT ALL TIMES. I AM PRESUMING IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING. IT USED TO TURN ON AND OFF IN TH… |
| 2020-10-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CODE P0021 POPPED UP SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE HAD RATTLING NOISE AND SHUT DOWN. SOUND OF CILYNDER AND HEAD RUBBING AS ENGIN… |
| 2020-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY REMAINS OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. SOMETIMES IT APPEA… |
| 2020-09-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED AND BUNCH OF LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING. TROUBLE CODES PULLED ON… |
| 2020-09-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING COMES ON 20 MINUTES AFTER I START THE ENGINE AND DRIVE A FEW MILES. HAS GIVEN ME APT OF CLOSE CALLS WITH… |
| 2020-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR KEY GETS LOCKED / STUCK IN MY IGNITION WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND ATTEMPT TO TURN IT OFF. IT CAN TAKE UP TO … |
| 2020-08-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WENT AT 154000 MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY NOT SURE IF I WAS TAKEN CARE OR AND NEEDED TO BY NEW ONE. IF IT IS … |
| 2020-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT TURNS OF AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY A FULL-SIZED ADULT. IT… |
| 2020-06-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR WILL SHOW OFF EVEN THOUGH A PASSENGER IS SEATED. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATION… |
| 2020-06-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER ODS MALFUNCTIONS EXACTLY PER THE DESCRIPTION LISTED IN RECALL #WQT-55 UNDER SAFETY CAMPAIGN 15V419000 A… |
| 2020-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON THE HEATER CONTROLS, FOR THE FAN SPEED, THE CONNECTOR ON THE BACK CAUGHT FIRE, I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT IN TIME TO PREV… |
| 2020-06-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN WE GE A OIL CHANGE THE OIL LEVEL IS VERY LOW. THERE ARE NO OIL LEAKS ANYWHERE ON THE ENGINE THIS IS NOT WHAT A ENG… |
| 2020-03-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A RATTLING NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY LOSS OF POWER AND A ROUGH IDLE AT LOW SPEEDS. I THOUGHT IT MU… |
| 2020-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BOUGHT THE CAR USED 90K MILES IN 2017. IT IS NOW AT 125,000 AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CAR IS ACCE… |
| 2020-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY STUCK IN IGNITION AFTER PARKING. |
| 2020-01-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 150,000 MILES I NOTICED THAT IN THE MORNINGS ON COLD START UP I WILL GET A LARGE CLOUD OF BLUISH SMOKE THAT SMELLS L… |
| 2020-01-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I VERY RARELY DETAIL MY VEHICLE. ONLY ONCE WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2013 AND AGAIN RECENTLY. BOTH TIMES, THE SEATS WERE STIL… |
| 2020-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ABOUT 3 INCHES OF WATER ON THE FLOORBOARD… |
| 2019-12-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER THE AIR BAG FOR THE PASSENGER WILL NOT TURN ON AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL COME ON. |
| 2019-12-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AT 57000 MILES. I HAD IT REPLACED AND MY STEERING RACK IS MESSED UP. |
| 2019-09-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT WHEN THE SEAT GETS WET WHEN SOMETHING IS SPILL… |
| 2019-09-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING ON HIGHWAY |
| 2019-08-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. … |