Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
40
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2018 Subaru Wrx.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2/17/2026 Mileage 96,000 Subaru case number Case # 260217-2101937 Vehicle intermittently indicates reverse gear whil… |
| 2025-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Oil changes always done, no modifications to vehicle. Driving down road lights all come one and car starts smoking. Rod… |
| 2025-07-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Shortly after purchase (within 1 month), a strong raw gasoline vapor odor began entering the passenger cabin, strongest… |
| 2025-07-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | When accelerating from a stop, the car is having trouble accelerating despite having the accelerator fully depressed. T… |
| 2025-03-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I have been experiencing a strong fuel odor both inside and outside the cabin when starting the engine. After several m… |
| 2024-08-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Cluth was replaced at a little over 50,000 miles and throw out bearing failed within 200 miles of the break in period. … |
| 2024-08-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel pump failing Reverse switch failing |
| 2024-07-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I bought a 2018 Subaru WRX with 61,000 miles, After driving it 6,000 miles with engine spun a rod bearing, requiring a … |
| 2024-05-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | Started car up. Check engine light is on, cruise control flashing. Fuel tank level is flashing. Has gas but the meter i… |
| 2024-03-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine rod knock at 32,000 miles due to bearing failure causing loss of control of vehicle and sudden loss of power and… |
| 2023-12-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ******* DELETE VOQ ******* THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING MARKED FOR DELETION BECAUSE IT IS REQUESTED BY THE CONSUMER THAT TH… |
| 2023-12-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ******* DELETE VOQ ******* THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING MARKED FOR DELETION BECAUSE IT IS REQUESTED BY THE CONSUMER THAT TH… |
| 2023-11-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine Failure rod bearing failure is extremely common. Can leave motorist in danger being stranded on the road. Subaru… |
| 2023-02-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission began leaking fluid and has experienced slippage while driving. I took the vehicle to Hendrick Subaru … |
| 2023-01-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Headlight deflector burning/melting.not properly deflecting light to properly lighting up the road .they acknowledged t… |
| 2022-09-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | Unknown. I am unsure of the issue. However, there is an issue. & it is very dangerous... This has happend about 5, o… |
| 2022-05-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | We tool the car to the DMV to get the plates and rhey told us the car had a recall. They stated the Fuel pump may fail.… |
| 2022-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Parasitic battery drain. Car is rendered inoperable after periods of non use. The batter has been replaced and the prob… |
| 2022-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Battery dies and vehicle is unable to start after short periods of being turned off. This has left me stranded in unsaf… |
| 2021-03-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BATTERY DRAINED EVEN THOUGH I LEFT NO LIGHTS ON AND HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY TWICE IN LESS T… |
| 2020-10-14 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WOKE UP ONE DAY TO MY WINDSHIELD HAVING A SMALLER CRACK THAT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE. WAS A COLD NIGHT CRACK HAS SPREAD, A… |
| 2020-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING MY 2018 SUBARU WRX PREMIUM IN THE HEAT WITH THE A/C ON IT IS CAUSING EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH THE C… |
| 2020-02-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE THROW-OUT BEARING AND FORK IN THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY BURNING THE CLUTCH IN 3 MONTHS TO … |
| 2020-02-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE OEM THROW-OUT BEARING AND FORK IN THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY BURNING THE CLUTCH IN 3 MONTHS… |
| 2020-01-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SUNROOF EXPLODED DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING ROUGHLY 65MPH. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR 2 DAYS PRIOR DUE TO SNOW IN THE ARE… |
| 2019-12-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BATTERY DRAINING BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2019 BUT STILL EXISTS |
| 2019-04-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ADVISING CYLINDER MISFIRE ADVISING RINGLAND OISTON FAILURE SPARKNPLUG DESTROYED |
| 2019-04-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE WIND SHIELD CRACKED ALONG THE MOST SUPERIOR BORDER OF THE WINDSHIELD. T… |
| 2019-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Subaru WRX. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked in the garage during the winter… |
| 2019-03-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. TOOK TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND DENIED CLAIM. |
| 2019-01-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | IN JANUARY 2019 AT AROUND 10PM PST MY 2018 SUBARU WRX EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIENT I … |
| 2019-01-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | IN JANUARY 2019 AROUND 10PM PST MY 2018 SUBARU WRX EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIENT I WAS… |
| 2019-01-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | IN JANUARY 2019 AROUND 10PM PST MY 2018 SUBARU WRX EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIENT I WAS… |
| 2018-12-20 | STEERING | No | 1 | THE WHEELS LOCKED WHILE DRIVING ON A CLEAR DECEMBER DAY (I DON'T HAVE EXACT DAY) ON A WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD FULL OF CLI… |
| 2018-10-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS SLAMMED ON MY 2018 SUBARU WRX. THIS CAUSED ALL OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY- INCLUDING T… |
| 2018-05-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS ISSUE OCCURS ON ACCELERATION , MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN MERGING ONTO FREEWAY FROM ON RAMP 1/2 THROTTLE , THE VEHICLE S… |
| 2018-05-14 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU WRX. WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER SHIFTING THE GEAR, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WA… |
| 2018-05-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 7387 MILES. WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INCLUDING TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK… |
| 2018-01-24 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD CHIPPED/CRACKED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. |
| 2017-09-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2018 SUBARU WRX. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 25 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL REMAINED … |