2020 Subaru Impreza
Gas Midsize car
The 2020 Subaru Impreza is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize car with 8 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Impreza 4-Door, is EPA-rated at 31 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 85 complaints, most often about visibility/wiper. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.
Specs & fuel economy (EPA)
| Configuration | Powertrain | Drive | Engine / motor | City | Hwy | Comb | Annual fuel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impreza 4-Door | Gas | AWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 28 | 36 | 31 | $2,000 |
| Impreza 5-Door | Gas | AWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 28 | 36 | 31 | $2,000 |
| Impreza Sport 4-Door | Gas | AWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 27 | 36 | 30 | $2,100 |
| Impreza Sport 5-Door | Gas | AWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 27 | 35 | 30 | $2,100 |
| Impreza 4-Door | Gas | AWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 23 | 31 | 26 | $2,400 |
| Impreza 5-Door | Gas | AWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 24 | 31 | 26 | $2,400 |
| Impreza Sport 4-Door | Gas | AWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 23 | 31 | 26 | $2,400 |
| Impreza Sport 5-Door | Gas | AWD | 2.0L 4-cyl | 22 | 30 | 25 | $2,500 |
*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.
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Recalls (1)
Fuel System, Gasoline
highProblem: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Ascent, 2018 Forester, 2018-2020 Impreza, Legacy, Outback, 2018-2019 BRZ, WRX, and Toyota 86 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Risk: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the low-pressure fuel pump, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 24, 2021. Subaru and Toyota owners may call customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRG-21.
Owner complaints
85 complaints filed
2 involved a crash, 2 a fire, 2 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.
Filed by year — 2019: 1 · 2020: 25 · 2021: 26 · 2022: 12 · 2023: 8 · 2024: 6 · 2025: 3 · 2026: 4
Most-cited components
- Visibility/Wiper — 52
- Unknown Or Other — 17
- Forward Collision Avoidance — 6
- Service Brakes — 5
- Visibility — 4
Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.
Crash ratings
| Configuration | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 DR AWD | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 10% |
| SW AWD | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 10% |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.
Other Impreza model years
2026 Impreza
0 recalls · 1 complaints
A2025 Impreza
0 recalls · 5 complaints
B2024 Impreza
2 recalls · 31 complaints
B2023 Impreza
2 recalls · 4 complaints
A2022 Impreza
1 recalls · 12 complaints
C2021 Impreza
2 recalls · 14 complaints
D2019 Impreza
5 recalls · 194 complaints
D2018 Impreza
5 recalls · 149 complaints
Sources & method
Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.
EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 42008, 42025, 42010, 42027, 42007, 42024, 42009, 42026). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.