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Subaru Wrx · 2004

4 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V001000·2020-01-02

    Subaru and Saab Vehicles Recalled for Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Subaru is recalling specific 2003-2014 models and Saab 9-2X vehicles because passenger air bag inflators may explode due to humidity, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU, SAAB OUTBACK, BAJA, IMPREZA, LEGACY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V003000·2020-01-02

    Subaru and Saab Recall Vehicles Due to Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Subaru is recalling specific 2003-2014 models and Saab 9-2X vehicles because passenger air bag inflators may explode, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU, SAAB OUTBACK, BAJA, IMPREZA, LEGACY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V002000·2020-01-02

    Subaru and Saab Recall Vehicles Due to Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Subaru and Saab are recalling specific model years because passenger air bag inflators may explode due to humidity, posing a risk of serious injury.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU, SAAB OUTBACK, BAJA, IMPREZA, LEGACY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·23V076000·2023-02-13

    Subaru Recalls 2004-2005 Impreza and WRX for Air Bag Defect

    Subaru is recalling 2004-2005 Impreza and WRX vehicles because previously replaced passenger air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU IMPREZA, WRX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Technical service bulletins

663 manufacturer service bulletins across 12 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2025: 4.7/5 · 2 complaints
  • 2024: 4.4/5 · 13 complaints
  • 2023: 4.4/5 · 8 complaints
  • 2022: 4.1/5 · 25 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2021: 4.3/5 · 13 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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