Subaru Impreza
Every model year 2017–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.
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Every Subaru Impreza model year
Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per yearWhich model year the record favours
Source: recalls and complaints per year on the roadOn the filed record so far, the 2020 is the cleanest Impreza year we hold, and the 2021 the one to check hardest. The 2021 carries a standing park-outside or do-not-drive advisory, which outranks every other number on this page.
Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.
What owners filed about the Subaru Impreza, by system
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.
What changed year to year
Source: computed from the filed record- 2027: 2 → 1 EPA configurations
- 2026: best combined mpg 30 → 29
- 2024: best combined mpg 32 → 30; 7 → 2 EPA configurations
- 2021: best combined mpg 31 → 32; 8 → 7 EPA configurations
- 2020: best combined mpg 32 → 31
In the studies
Source: computed from the same record, method on each pageCommon questions about the Subaru Impreza
Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kitsWhich Subaru Impreza year is the best used buy?
On the recall record, the 2020 Impreza comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (92/100), 1 recall and 85 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.
What Subaru Impreza years should I avoid?
2017, 2021 have the weakest recall records in this range — one carries an active park-outside or do-not-drive advisory. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Impreza model year ranked, with the reasons.
How many recalls does the Subaru Impreza have?
Across model years 2017–2027, NHTSA has posted 25 recall campaigns for the Subaru Impreza. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.