Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 Subaru Impreza.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Hello, I just purchase this vehicle from a dealership, 615 auto sales. After purchasing the vehicle I decided to go and… |
| 2024-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The hood latch system failed and flew open while driving on the highway smashing the windshield. I was unable to see dr… |
| 2024-02-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | The seat foam has degraded and exposed the metal frame through the seat cover on the driver side front seat. It is not … |
| 2024-01-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Key will not turn past ACC after driving and so will not allow key to be removed from the car. This is a sporadic issue… |
| 2023-12-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I contacted Subaru in Mentor Oh at adventure subaru under TSB 19V065000 and was told to take it in to get looked at, my… |
| 2023-11-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | We keep on having to replace our headlights. We just got one replaced 5 months ago and it’s out again. This will be the… |
| 2023-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Engine light came on. Checked it, the failure was the transmission solenoid. It reported that a failure was about to oc… |
| 2023-08-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | This is the third time that this has happened on the highway. I was driving about 70 miles per hour when my acceleratio… |
| 2023-05-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission failure while at high speed on an interstate highway resulted in disengagement, immediate deceleration and… |
| 2023-04-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I bought my 2016 Subaru Impreza brand new and take great care of it. The car has 80,300 miles and when I did a sharp U … |
| 2022-11-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH and while attempting… |
| 2022-09-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving on the highway when I experienced a sudden jerking and my car stopped accelerating while going about 67 m… |
| 2022-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The key will not come out of the ignition when the engine has stopped. It has to be restarted (often multiple times) be… |
| 2022-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Intermittently unable to remove the keys from ignition after placing the car into Park and shutting off the engine. (In… |
| 2022-04-23 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | In June 2020, 3 months after buying my 2016 Impreza used, the windshield randomly cracked from the bottom of the windsh… |
| 2022-01-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | In November of 2018 and again January 31, 2022. In November 2018, I was backing up in small parking lot tap the gas pe… |
| 2022-01-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Recently, when trying to park and turn off the vehicle, the key gets stuck in the battery position. The engine will tur… |
| 2022-01-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Windshield cracked with a small pebble |
| 2021-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The vehicle's engine displayed an "check engine" light, the cruise control indicator light flashed on and off continuou… |
| 2021-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | After turning off the engine in Park, the keys are not being released from the ACC position of the ignition in my 2016 … |
| 2021-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | There seems to be an issue with keys getting stuck in the ignition on a lot of various years and makes of Subaru's. So… |
| 2021-09-04 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Windshield spontaneously cracked. Additionally, windshield wiper reservoir leaks but dealer says it’s fine. |
| 2021-07-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated while driving at a low rate of speed and making a right turn… |
| 2021-07-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | For the past few months, whenever I reach my destination, my key has been getting stuck in the ignition when I'm trying… |
| 2021-03-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVING AND HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND THE ENTIRE PASSENGER FRONT HEADLIGHT FELL OUT OF THE CAR. IT WAS NOT DARK OUT. THE … |
| 2021-02-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The component / system that fails is the fuel system / fuel pump. The 2016 subaru impreza has the same fuel pump that l… |
| 2020-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The variable fan speed control for the cabin air melted. The dial could no longer be moved and the assembly, once remo… |
| 2020-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO TAK KEY OUT OF IGNITION WHEN CAR IS IN PARK. |
| 2020-08-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN MY CAR IS PARKED I CANNOT REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK PUT IT BACK IN PARK PRESS… |
| 2020-08-22 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHICH HAPPENS EVERY DAY SINCE THE FIRST HAPPENING ON 8/22/20. AFTER GOOGLING IT … |
| 2020-07-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY CAR SHAKES WHEN I DRIVING THE CAR AND WHEN I AM WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANCE USING THE BRAKES AND AC IT LOOKS L… |
| 2020-07-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEY ON THE SUBARU IMPREZA WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. DIFFICULT TO GET KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. TOOK CAR TO NA… |
| 2020-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY LOCKS INTO IGNITION AND VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED AND THE SHIFT MOVED FROM PARK POSITION BACK TO PARK POSITION … |
| 2020-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | KEY GETS STUCK IN VEHICLE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO PARK. SOME SORT OF COMPONENT THAT TELLS THE CAR IT I… |
| 2020-02-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND TURNED OFF, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND CAN'T BE REMOVED WITHOUT TURNING THE CAR… |
| 2020-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | ONCE THE CAR IS PARKED, THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THIS PROBLEM GRADUALLY GOT MORE FREQUENT OVER THE … |
| 2019-12-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR IS STRUGGLING TO START, AND BATTERY HAS BEE DRAINING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK BUT NEVER GOT A BATTERY LOW LIGHT. HAVE B… |
| 2019-11-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN TRYING TO TAKE KEY OUT, KEY GETS STUCK IN THE KEY SLOT - CANNOT TAKE OUT. COMPLAINE… |
| 2019-10-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE KEY ROUTINELY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, REQUIRING ME TO SOMETIMES RESTART THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER RIP REM… |
| 2019-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEY IGNITION REQUIRES MULTIPLE TRIES TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION LOCK. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. IT I… |
| 2019-09-21 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | GOING A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED A SMALL ROCK WAS ABLE TO CRACK MY WINDSHIELD. I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY WITH A WORK V… |
| 2019-08-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN CAR IS STOPPED/PARKED I AM UNABLE TO TURN IGNITION OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY. THIS HAPPENS 25% OF THE TIME. IT IS AN … |
| 2019-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND TURNED OFF, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND CAN'T BE REMOVED. SUBARU HAS ISSUED A TS… |
| 2019-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING WITH A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER THE PASSENGER BECOMES UNRECOGNIZED AND AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAPPENS IN… |
| 2019-07-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE CAR WAS SLOWING IN A PARKING LOT AREA, TURNING AND BRAKING (HAVE WITNESS TO ATTEST TO THIS), IT HAD SUA (SUDDEN U… |
| 2019-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE IS A COMMON KNOWN ISSUE WITH SUBARU'S THAT WHEN PUT INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF, THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED. THIS CA… |
| 2019-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE BY EMAIL FOR NHTSA RECALL ID 19V-149, I CALLED FOX SUBARU OF GRAND RAPIDS, MI (888-658-… |
| 2019-06-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IF THE TWO FRONT SEATS ARE MILDLY WET, THEN THE FRONT AIR BAGS WILL TURN OFF. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU SPILLED A DRINK, H… |
| 2019-05-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR BRAKE LIGHTS SUBARU SAFETY RECALL WUE-90; NHSTA RECALL ID 19V-149; APRIL 2019. I CALLED … |
| 2019-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION … |