2019 Subaru Impreza: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 191 complaints about the 2019 Subaru Impreza and NHTSA has issued 5 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is exterior lighting, named in 63 of them.

191
Complaints
5
Recalls
6
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
5
Injuries
36.6
Severity index

Severity index 36.6 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 36.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2019 Subaru Impreza sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 123 2019 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2019 Subaru Impreza ranks 75 of 123 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 39% of its model-year peers. See the full 2019 ranking.

What actually fails

Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 63 complaints (33.0%)63 33%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 55 complaints (28.8%)55 29%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 25 complaints (13.1%)25 13%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 19 complaints (9.9%)19 10%EngineEngine: 8 complaints (4.2%)8 4%Service BrakesService Brakes: 7 complaints (3.7%)7 4%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 6 complaints (3.1%)6 3%SteeringSteering: 5 complaints (2.6%)5 3%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
EXTERIOR LIGHTING6333.0%
VISIBILITY/WIPER5528.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2513.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM199.9%
ENGINE84.2%
SERVICE BRAKES73.7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM63.1%
STEERING52.6%

Complaints filed per year

026532019: 122020: 262021: 372022: 182023: 532024: 292025: 102026: 6 (partial year)192021222353242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201912
202026
202137
202218
202353
202429
202510
2026 (year to date)6
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V58700029/07/2021FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPSubaru 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.
21V26400015/04/2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARESubaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Subaru Impreza and 2018-2019 Crosstrek vehicles. The Engine Control Module (ECM) may continue to power the ignition coil after the engine is shut off, causing a short circuit.
20V21800016/04/2020FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPSubaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019 Impreza, Outback, Legacy, and Ascent vehicles. The low pressure fuel pump may become inoperative.
19V74300018/10/2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARESubaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Impreza and 2018-2019 Crosstrek vehicles. The Engine Control Module (ECM) may continue to power the ignition coil after the engine is shut off, which could result in a short circuit and blown fuse.
22V62400012/08/2022EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTSSubaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Impreza vehicles. The left and right side reflex reflector and left side low beam reflector may inadequately reflect light. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safe
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.