The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Subaru: deaths and injuries reported to NHTSA, by model
3,837 incidents on file across 11 Subaru models in Subaru’s quarterly Early Warning reports (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1: 126 killed, 4,699 injured, as claimed. Each is an allegation the manufacturer received, not a finding.
By model
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports| Model | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Model years | Most-named system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forester | 1,095 | 31 | 1,334 | 2001–2025 | Air Bags |
| Legacy/Outback | 850 | 24 | 1,045 | 2000–2017 | Air Bags |
| Crosstrek | 487 | 13 | 588 | 2013–2025 | Air Bags |
| Outback | 449 | 14 | 556 | 2018–2025 | Air Bags |
| Impreza/Outback Sport | 386 | 20 | 456 | 2000–2016 | Air Bags |
| Ascent | 197 | 3 | 267 | 2019–2025 | Air Bags |
| Impreza | 178 | 12 | 222 | 2017–2024 | Air Bags |
| WRX | 88 | 6 | 99 | 2015–2024 | Air Bags |
| Legacy | 81 | 2 | 100 | 2018–2025 | Air Bags |
| BRZ | 15 | 1 | 20 | 2013–2023 | Air Bags |
| Solterra | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2023–2024 | Service Brake System, Air |
What these reports are, and are not
Source: 49 CFR 579.21The manufacturer’s own quarterly report
Under NHTSA’s Early Warning Reporting rule, Subaru must report every claim or notice it received alleging a death or injury in one of its vehicles: the model and model year, the incident date, the state, how many were killed or injured, and the systems the claimant named. The manufacturer files it; NHTSA publishes it.
An allegation, as received
A row is a lawsuit, a claim letter or a consumer notice that named a death or injury. It is not a finding that the vehicle caused anything, and NHTSA does not verify it. The systems named are the claimant’s, not an engineer’s.
Counts scale with sales
A model that sold two million will have more reports than one that sold fifty thousand. These pages count; they do not rank. Set a figure against the model’s production and its peers before reading anything into it.
Where the complete list is
Every report on a model and system, dated and numbered beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints, is exhibit F of the defect dossier. The same records are free to read here; the dossier is the file you can cite.
Questions about these reports
Source: NHTSA Early Warning ReportingWhere does NHTSA publish Early Warning Reporting data?
On the Early Warning Reporting page under Vehicle Manufacturers at nhtsa.gov, through a search box that asks for the manufacturer, the report type and the quarter. WhichTrim reads the same tables every night and lays them out by model.
Does a report here mean the Subaru has a defect?
No. It means the manufacturer received a claim or notice alleging a death or injury and named this model in its quarterly report, as the rule requires. NHTSA reads these reports for patterns; a recall or an investigation is where a finding would appear.
Why is the incident date sometimes blank?
The manufacturer did not report one. The quarter the report was filed in is always shown.
Can I get every incident as a spreadsheet?
The defect dossier for a model and system includes them in its exhibits CSV, each with its date, state, the counts and the systems named.