Reliability & cost of ownership
Subaru Impreza Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Subaru Impreza? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Subaru Impreza problems by model year
169 recall entries and 2605 owner complaints on file across 32 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Subaru Impreza, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags449 complaints
- power train284 complaints
- engine262 complaints
- service brakes252 complaints
- electrical system228 complaints
- unknown or other222 complaints
- exterior lighting201 complaints
- visibility/wiper200 complaints