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Subaru Wrx · 2016

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V522000·2022-07-21

    2015-2021 Subaru WRX: Backup Light Switch Corrosion Recall

    Subaru recalls 2015-2021 WRX vehicles; backup light switch may corrode and fail, disabling backup lights and rearview camera in reverse, reducing visibility and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU WRX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V162000·2016-03-21

    Subaru Recalls 2015-2016 Forester and WRX for Turbocharger Duct Defect

    Subaru is recalling 2015-2016 Forester and WRX vehicles because a cracked turbocharger air intake duct may cause engine stalls, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU FORESTER, WRX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V366000·2015-06-12

    Subaru Recalls 2015-2016 Models for Driver Assist System Defect

    Subaru is recalling specific 2015-2016 models because a faulty switch may prevent the automatic pre-collision braking system from functioning, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU XV CROSSTREK, OUTBACK, LEGACY, WRX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

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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