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P2097 on Subaru vehicles After the catalyst, the mixture on bank 1 is reading rich

P2097 is named on 64 Subaru model years (2016–2025): 128 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Legacy/Outback, Ascent, BRZ, Crosstrek, Forester and 4 more.

Powertrain 64 model years 128 manufacturer filings

Which Subaru model years name P2097

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2017 Subaru Legacy/OutbackElectrical System4—
2016 Subaru Legacy/OutbackElectrical System4—
2025 Subaru AscentElectrical System2—
2025 Subaru CrosstrekElectrical System2—
2025 Subaru ForesterElectrical System2—
2025 Subaru ImprezaElectrical System2—
2025 Subaru LegacyElectrical System2—
2025 Subaru OutbackElectrical System2—
2024 Subaru AscentElectrical System2—
2024 Subaru BRZElectrical System2—
2024 Subaru CrosstrekElectrical System2—
2024 Subaru ForesterEngine2—
2024 Subaru ImprezaElectrical System2—
2024 Subaru LegacyElectrical System2—
2024 Subaru OutbackElectrical System2—
2024 Subaru WRXElectrical System2—
2023 Subaru AscentElectrical System2—
2023 Subaru BRZElectrical System2—
2023 Subaru CrosstrekElectrical System2—
2023 Subaru ForesterElectrical System2—
2023 Subaru ImprezaElectrical System2—
2023 Subaru LegacyElectrical System2—
2023 Subaru OutbackElectrical System2—
2023 Subaru WRXElectrical System2—
2022 Subaru AscentElectrical System2—
2022 Subaru BRZElectrical System2—
2022 Subaru CrosstrekElectrical System2—
2022 Subaru ForesterElectrical System2—
2022 Subaru ImprezaElectrical System2—
2022 Subaru LegacyElectrical System2—
2022 Subaru OutbackEngine2—
2022 Subaru WRXElectrical System2—
2021 Subaru AscentElectrical System2—
2021 Subaru CrosstrekElectrical System2—
2021 Subaru ForesterElectrical System2—
2021 Subaru ImprezaElectrical System2—
2021 Subaru LegacyElectrical System2—
2021 Subaru OutbackElectrical System2—
2021 Subaru WRXElectrical System2—
2020 Subaru AscentElectrical System2—

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.

Electrical System 119 Engine 6 Fuel/Propulsion System 3
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Subaru filings that name P2097

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Subaru filed with NHTSA whose summary names P2097. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P2097 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

After the catalyst, the mixture on bank 1 is reading rich.

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 P2097 a known problem on Subaru vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 128 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P2097 on 64 Subaru model years (2016–2025). 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 P2097 appear on most?

2017 Legacy/Outback (4 documents), 2016 Legacy/Outback (4 documents), 2025 Ascent (2 documents).

Does P2097 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.