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Subaru Wrx · 2008

7 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·19V297000·2019-04-11

    Subaru Recalls Vehicles Due to Ignition Switch Spring Failure Risk

    Subaru is recalling specific 2005-2014 models because a broken spring in the ignition switch could cause the engine to turn off unexpectedly, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU LEGACY, OUTBACK, IMPREZA, FORESTER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V830000·2014-12-31

    Subaru Recalls Brake Line Corrosion in Impreza, WRX, and Forester Models

    Subaru is recalling specific Impreza, WRX, STI, and Forester vehicles to fix brake line corrosion that could cause fluid leaks and increased stopping distances.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU WRX, FORESTER, IMPREZA, WRX STI
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V311000·2014-06-10

    Subaru Recalls Vehicles for Brake Line Corrosion Risk

    Subaru is recalling specific 2005-2014 models due to brake line corrosion from salt water, which may cause fluid leaks and increased stopping distances.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU WRX STI, LEGACY, OUTBACK, IMPREZA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V149000·2019-02-28

    Subaru Recalls Vehicles for Brake Light Switch Malfunction Risk

    Subaru is recalling specific Impreza, WRX, Forester, and Crosstrek models because a faulty brake light switch may prevent lights from working or the vehicle from starting.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU IMPREZA, WRX, FORESTER, CROSSTREK
    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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