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Subaru WRX

Every Subaru WRX model year on file, 2002 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years97470 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years252002 to 2026
Recall campaigns24Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins5,226Summed across model years
By model year

The 2002 model year drew the most complaints, 427, 44% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02004006002002427200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Subaru WRX complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
394
Powertrain
172
Brakes
155
Engine and cooling
132
Electrical system
70
Structure
54
Visibility and wipers
31
Airbags
25
Steering
23
Speed control
19
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Subaru WRX model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Subaru WRX by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone0038
2025Sedan20.0500048
2024Sedan130.026000172
2023Sedan825.011410204
2022Sedan2512.035710252
2021Sedan130.015310209
2020Sedan175.918910282
2019Sedan300.022220365
2018Sedan4216.735020342
2017Sedan5318.931210383
2016Sedan316.522130400
2015Sedan523.832530411
2014Wagon60.050100214
2013Wagon714.335110219
2012Sedan20.07120205
2011Hatchback40.018110191
2010Sedan10.05120179
2009Sedan410.0146100169
2008Sedan651.518170166
2007Not decoded0NoneNone30107
2006Sedan147.12940118
2005Sedan190.04050153
2004Sedan424.810551170
2003Sedan6025.018225113
2002Wagon4275.45,33825116
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Subaru WRX

  • 23V-754 Nov 9, 2023
    Front driveshaft assemblies' outer race may develop cracks and break
    Powertrain · 4,701 vehicles
  • 23V-076 Feb 13, 2023
    Replacement air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly
    Airbags · 130 vehicles
  • 23V-016 Jan 23, 2023
    Owner's manual may contain incorrect instructions for adjusting the sensitivity of the High Beam Assist function
    Equipment · 4,615 vehicles
  • 22V-522 Jul 21, 2022
    Backup light switch may corrode and become inoperative, which can result in the backup lights not illuminating and the rearview camera image not…
    Lighting · 60k vehicles
  • 21V-587 Jul 29, 2021
    Low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail
    Fuel system · 176k vehicles
  • 20V-003 Jan 2, 2020
    Inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling
    Airbags · 112k vehicles
  • 20V-002 Jan 2, 2020
    Inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling
    Airbags · 128k vehicles
  • 20V-001 Jan 2, 2020
    Inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling
    Airbags · 259k vehicles
  • 19V-297 Apr 11, 2019
    Ball spring inside the switch may break, reducing the strength of the ignition switch
    Electrical system · 511 vehicles
  • 19V-149 Feb 28, 2019
    Exposure to certain contaminants may cause the brake light switch to malfunction, preventing the brake lights from illuminating and also…
    Lighting · 1.3M vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.