NHTSA Data Explorer

Subaru WRX

Data refreshed June 26, 2026

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Complaints

971

Active records

Recalls

24

Active records

TSBs

1,016

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

1

Injuries

31

Crashes

54

Fires

12

Top reported issues — Subaru WRX

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Operating state

303

Smell

283

Condition issue

241

Fluid issue

228

Braking behavior

165

Noise

124

Driver assistance issue

97

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

56

Engine behavior

42

Electrical issue

35

Performance issue

34

Reporting mechanism

34

Safety restraint issue

29

Thermal issue

25

Safety restraint behavior

19

Steering behavior

18

Infotainment behavior

17

Lighting behavior

14

Starting behavior

12

Vibration/harshness

11

Powering on/off behavior

8

Ride/handling behavior

5

Access/entry issue

3

Recent change

3

Wiper/washer behavior

3

Communication/network issue

2

HVAC behavior

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2019 SUBARU WRX

Filed Jun 22, 2026


The contact owns a 2019 Subaru WRX. The contact stated that the driver's-side rear rim spoke was cracked in two pieces. The contact stated that new tires were installed on the vehicle. The contact replaced the tire with the spare. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where the rim was replaced. The dealer indicated that the owner had damaged the rim. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately…

2018 SUBARU WRX

Filed Jun 6, 2026


Subaru Orange Coast and Ocean Subaru of Fullerton refused to work on my recall due to my car has aftermarket parts not related to the recall. The dealership is very keen in extorting money to the naïve customers instead of fixing the safety issue with my car.

2019 SUBARU WRX

Filed Jun 4, 2026


The cam carriers for my vehicle are leaking oil. This is an incredible common, seemingly almost guaranteed, issue with these vehicles from Subaru at the 75-90k mile mark. The carrier are dripping oil, so worse than seeping, but not pouring. This runs the risk of the engine bleeding oil fast and running dry without checking oil levels every week or so and carrying extra emergency oil. This is a huge safety risk and given the proliferation of this issue across subaru vehicles and the CVT it needs…

2025 SUBARU WRX

Filed Jun 4, 2026


I was driving normally, having started my car after leaving a store at the time, while backing up, I received an ad (depicted below) for the SiriusXM limited time offer. This advertisement completely blocked the entirety of the infotainment system, disabling the navigation components completely, disabling my ability to use the backup camera, and did not alert while backing up, nearly causing a serious collision while driving. This advertisement is not safe to be displayed while operating the…

2021 SUBARU WRX

Filed May 26, 2026


Car battery keeps dying and is inadequately charged resulting in loss of electronics. The problem is a faulty DCM system.

2017 SUBARU WRX

Filed May 6, 2026


Experienced catastrophic engine failure with no known cause. The car had been inspected and had an oil change 3,000 miles prior to the incident. Thankfully, I had already exited the thruway and was on a quiet backroad but if this had happened 15 minutes earlier on the thruway this could have been a much different story.

2022 SUBARU WRX

Filed May 5, 2026


Crash
Fire

My car was recently in a high speed crash with a curb. The axle broke immediately and no airbags deployed followed my the entire engine compartment catching fire.

2019 SUBARU WRX

Filed Apr 22, 2026


fuel pump cut off intermeeting mager loss off power tech at subaru refuse to repair car has 72000 miles on well manetane

2023 SUBARU WRX

Filed Apr 18, 2026


Crash

Factory brake system is weak to slow down. The tree on the road stopped my car faster than the brakes did. Many videos and internet posts document this. Quick google search will provide a lot of information. Many owners with money upgrade calipers from tr model Amazon reviews purchasing brake pads provides stopping power. Subaru knows this and did it with 2007 wrx

2017 SUBARU WRX

Filed Apr 9, 2026


Car all the sudden stall/ lock up tires at high way speeds due to sudden no warning engine failure causing a massive safety concern My car locked up during a normal drive up a slowly passing a semi when my car died no power steering no engine power transmission locking due engine failure Car was checked and maintenance at the dealer less then a week prior for a small misfire then was dismissed due to car all the sudden running fine so I drove it 100 miles then it died and almost killed me…

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Updated June 26, 2026. Refreshed nightly.