1.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
87,455 miles

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problem #5

Jul 092020

Impreza

  • 200,100 miles
Hard start, rough idle, drove 3 miles, check engine light turns on, code: P0021 bank1/2. did research. It's a banjo bolt filter/screen mine was cracked in half inside the oil line restricting oil to the turbo. Managed to remove one easily accessible banjo screen which fixed half the problem. The other bolt virtually not accessible by me. Almost all turbo vehicles from Subaru experience this problem as code: P0021 or just catastrophic turbo/engine/coolant failure.

- Hudson, NY, USA

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problem #4

Mar 022018

Impreza

  • miles
Takata recall I purchased this car six months ago from a small dealeership in vacaville, ca. I paid half the price for the car in cash the day I bought it after they assured me that it cleared the state inspection. Not even 4000 miles after I purchased this vehicle the motor is blown and there is the takata recall from 2016 that has not been handled. I just purchased the car in 09/2017.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

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problem #3

Dec 102014

Impreza 4-cyl

  • 65,000 miles
Smell of leaking gas fumes.

- Meredith, NH, USA

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problem #2

Dec 152013

Impreza 4-cyl

  • 112,175 miles
I was driving along in my Subaru Impreza WRX sti at approx. 45 mph when my car had the oil light, check engine light, and cruise control light (flashing) come on. When I towed the car to the dealer to be inspected they found the oil pickup tube was broken in two pieces near the oil pump starving the engine/turbo of oil, causing catastrophic engine failure. The vehicle will need an entire new engine (long block) and likely a new turbo. After doing some research I have found this to be a very frequent issue and hopefully will be addressed asap. From my understanding, Subaru is still having these failures in the newer model cars also.

- Eureka Ca, CA, USA

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problem #1

Mar 252014

Impreza 4-cyl

  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the engine and brake warning lights. The vehicle was able to be restarted; however, the contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the ignition coil needed to be replaced. The ignition coil was replaced twice because the failure recurred after the first replacement. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 06/16/14

- Bayside, NY, USA

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