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2019 Subaru WRX

Gas Compact car

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
B
Safety Signal
84 / 100
BSafety Signal · 84 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
30Complaints · owner reports
—Crash rating · NHTSA overall
23 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2019 Subaru WRX is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact car with 3 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the WRX, is EPA-rated at 23 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 30 complaints, most often about electrical system.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
WRXGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo212723$3,350
WRXGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo182421$3,700
WRXGasAWD2.5L 4-cyl turbo172219$4,100

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (2)

Exterior Lighting

high
59,934 vehicles

Problem: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015-2021 WRX vehicles. The backup light switch may corrode and become inoperative, which can result in the backup lights not illuminating and the rearview camera image not displaying when the vehicle is in reverse.

Risk: Inoperative backup lights and an inoperative rearview camera can reduce vehicle visibility and driver awareness, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the backup light switch, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 16, 2022. Owners may contact Subaru's customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRE-22.

NHTSA campaign 22V522000 · reported Jul 21, 2022 · Subaru of America, Inc.

Fuel System, Gasoline

high
175,968 vehicles

Problem: 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.

NHTSA campaign 21V587000 · reported Jul 29, 2021 · Subaru of America, Inc.

Owner complaints

30 complaints filed

0 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 0 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2019: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2021: 6 · 2022: 9 · 2023: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2026: 5

Most-cited components

  • Electrical System — 14
  • Engine — 11
  • Unknown Or Other — 7
  • Power Train — 2
  • Fuel/Propulsion System — 2
“Rod bearing broke on engine at 9k miles, car shuts down. Replaced engine and turbo under warranty. Rod bearing broke again on engine at 38k, car shut down. Both times will traveling on highway posing major safety risk.”Jun 4, 2022 · Engine · NHTSA owner report
“Parasitic battery drain, the vehicle dies and will not start after 1 day of not being driven.”Apr 24, 2022 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report
“The contact stated owns a 2019 SUBARU WRX. The contact stated that while her spouse was driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle started making an abnormal sound as if the engine was sputtering. The driver was concerned that fuel was not running through the engine correctly. The vehicle began to fail to accelerate for…”Oct 18, 2021 · Engine · NHTSA owner report

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

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other WRX model years

A

2026 WRX

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2025 WRX

0 recalls · 2 complaints

A

2024 WRX

0 recalls · 13 complaints

A

2023 WRX

1 recalls · 8 complaints

A

2022 WRX

1 recalls · 25 complaints

A

2021 WRX

1 recalls · 13 complaints

A

2020 WRX

1 recalls · 17 complaints

B

2018 WRX

2 recalls · 44 complaints

A

2017 WRX

1 recalls · 53 complaints

C

2016 WRX

3 recalls · 31 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 40103, 40104, 40105). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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