The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Subaru WRX: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Subaru reported 88 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Subaru WRX, model years 2015–2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 31,825 | 35 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 37,102 | 27 |
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 34,607 | 61 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 27,370 | 29 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 30,216 | 33 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21,649 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 28,082 | 39 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 20,886 | 38 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17,826 | 17 |
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 | 58 | 1 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 8 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 6 | 4 |
| Fire | 6 | 1 |
| Rollover | 4 | 1 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 3 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 1 |
| Structure | 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 WRX puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Subaru WRX, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | 2020 | MD | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-10-29 | 2022 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-21 | 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-21 | 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-12 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-27 | 2022 | CO | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-19 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-28 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-25 | 2016 | NV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-02 | 2022 | RI | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-07 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-28 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Rollover | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-23 | 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-23 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-13 | 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-13 | 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-09-12 | 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-12 | 2024 | CT | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-12 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-03-17 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 3 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-02-24 | 2020 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-26 | 2022 | ID | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-25 | 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-16 | 2022 | KS | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-28 | 2019 | AK | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-11 | 2018 | WA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-09-14 | 2020 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-08-09 | 2022 | OK | 0 | 2 | Steering System | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-07-08 | 2017 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-04-02 | 2022 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-04-02 | 2022 | MA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-02-19 | 2022 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-02-19 | 2022 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-12-17 | 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-11-28 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-11-05 | 2015 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-23 | 2018 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-10-23 | 2018 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-07 | 2016 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-07 | 2016 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-01-31 | 2018 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-01-31 | 2018 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-01-06 | 2016 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2023 Q3 |
| 2021-12-26 | 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-12-26 | 2021 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-11-07 | 2018 | MA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-26 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-12 | 2018 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-04-19 | 2018 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-04-12 | 2019 | GA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-03-04 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-03-03 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-01-31 | 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-01-15 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-01-15 | 2015 | OR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-01-09 | 2020 | MA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-12-05 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-11-17 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-11-07 | 2019 | VA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-09-25 | 2020 | CA | 1 | 1 | Fuel System · Fire | 2022 Q3 |
| 2020-08-16 | 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-08-16 | 2016 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-08-01 | 2017 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-04-05 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-04-05 | 2020 | MD | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-12-16 | 2018 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-11-09 | 2019 | CO | 1 | 3 | Electrical System · Rollover | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-08-27 | 2017 | CA | 2 | 1 | Electrical System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-08-12 | 2019 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-08-09 | 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-08-05 | 2018 | UT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-08-03 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-07 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-06-13 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-06-03 | 2018 | WA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-05-23 | 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-05-20 | 2017 | ME | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-05-11 | 2016 | OK | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-05-09 | 2017 | MA | 0 | 2 | Electrical System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-05-03 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-27 | 2017 | TN | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-25 | 2018 | GA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-22 | 2018 | NH | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-03-22 | 2016 | NJ | 1 | 0 | Electrical System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-03-12 | 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-02-03 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-08 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-11-28 | 2016 | NJ | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Subaru received alleging a death or injury in a Subaru WRX and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a WRX that sold more will have more rows. All Subaru models · What these reports are, and are not.