The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Subaru BRZ: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Subaru reported 15 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Subaru BRZ, model years 2013–2023, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4,186 | 48 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5,749 | 17 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3,309 | 30 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,687 | 59 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3,530 | 28 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5,996 | 33 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 6 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 4 | 0 |
| Fire | 3 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 1 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Subaru BRZ puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Subaru BRZ, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-05 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-06-03 | 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-03 | 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-05 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2024 Q2 |
| 2022-04-23 | 2013 | IN | 1 | 3 | Electrical System | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-04-05 | 2017 | MS | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-08-06 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-04-14 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-01-24 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-01-23 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Latch · Fire | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-10-06 | 2016 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-07-13 | 2015 | PA | 0 | 2 | Steering System | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-07-12 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-06-29 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 3 | Power Train · Rollover | 2016 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Subaru received alleging a death or injury in a Subaru BRZ and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a BRZ that sold more will have more rows. All Subaru models · What these reports are, and are not.