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P0017 on Subaru vehicles

P0017 is named on 26 Subaru model years (2017–2024): 47 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across BRZ, Crosstrek, Forester, Impreza, Legacy and 2 more.

Powertrain 26 model years 47 manufacturer filings

Which Subaru model years name P0017

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2024 Subaru BRZEngine2—
2023 Subaru BRZElectrical System2—
2023 Subaru ForesterElectrical System2—
2022 Subaru BRZEngine2—
2022 Subaru CrosstrekEngine2—
2022 Subaru ImprezaEngine2—
2022 Subaru LegacyElectrical System2—
2022 Subaru OutbackEngine2—
2021 Subaru CrosstrekElectrical System2—
2021 Subaru ImprezaElectrical System2—
2021 Subaru LegacyElectrical System2—
2021 Subaru OutbackElectrical System2—
2020 Subaru CrosstrekEngine2—
2020 Subaru ImprezaElectrical System2—
2020 Subaru LegacyEngine2—
2020 Subaru OutbackEngine2—
2019 Subaru CrosstrekEngine2—
2019 Subaru ImprezaElectrical System2—
2018 Subaru CrosstrekEngine2—
2018 Subaru ImprezaEngine2—
2017 Subaru ImprezaEngine2—
2024 Subaru ForesterEngine1—
2022 Subaru AscentElectrical System1—
2021 Subaru AscentElectrical System1—
2020 Subaru AscentEngine1—
2019 Subaru AscentEngine1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

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Subaru filings that name P0017

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Subaru filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0017. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0017 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P0017 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Subaru and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0017 a known problem on Subaru vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 47 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0017 on 26 Subaru model years (2017–2024). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Subaru models does P0017 appear on most?

2024 BRZ (2 documents), 2023 BRZ (2 documents), 2022 BRZ (2 documents).

Does P0017 on a Subaru mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.