Total Complaints
8 filings
Subaru Impreza · model year
1994 Subaru Impreza
8 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 8
- Recalls
- 0
The verdict
The 1994 Subaru Impreza posts top-10% complaint standing among its own model-year siblings.
- Top 9%
- fewest complaints, own model years
- 0
- recall campaigns
The 1994SubaruImpreza carries 8 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1994 Impreza is equipment:appliance:air conditioner with 2 filings, followed by power train:automatic transmission (1) and suspension:front (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 1994 Impreza. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
8
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
1994 Subaru Impreza
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
1 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
Recent Complaints
19991012VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
19970918EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR COMPRESSOR UNIT CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED FOR INTERNAL PRESSURE, THE WHOLE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED AS PER DESIGN.
19970304POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLICKING NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED. *AK
19970211POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
CLICKING NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED, WHEN DRIVING OR WITH ENGINE OFF.
19960924VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE LURCHED FOWARD, LACK OF POWER , AND BACKFIRED. *AK
19960812EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ON THREE OCCASIONS THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR BROKE, PURCHASED CAR NEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
19960621SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION, BOLTS THAT SHAFT TO THE RIGHT FRONT MISSING, CAUSING THE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. *AK
19951221CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO-TRAN: TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO REVERSE; DRIVER ACCELERATED; VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1994 Subaru Impreza have?▼
The 1994 Subaru Impreza has 8 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1994 Subaru Impreza?▼
The most-complained component for the 1994 Subaru Impreza is EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER with 2 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION and SUSPENSION:FRONT.
Is the 1994 Subaru Impreza safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1994 Subaru Impreza; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.