Subaru WRX - NHTSA record changes

New NHTSA complaint: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

2/17/2026 Mileage 96,000 Subaru case number Case # 260217-2101937 Vehicle intermittently indicates reverse gear while driving forward at speed. Backup camera activates and reverse lights illuminate while in forward motion. This condition matches NHTSA Recall 22V-522000. The recall repair was previously performed but the safety defect persists. Manufacturer was contacted and declined further rep

New NHTSA complaint: VISIBILITY/WIPER

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New NHTSA complaint: STEERING

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

I'm driving down the road and unexpectedly the power steering completely goes out and the car is almost impossible to steer. When I shut the car off it usually resets sometimes for only a couple seconds, sometimes longer before the power steering fails again. It has happened in the middle of multiple turns, highways driving, city driving and is very dangerous. If you look online it is a very commo

New NHTSA complaint: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New NHTSA complaint: SUSPENSION

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New NHTSA complaint: ENGINE

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

At 77,000 miles, my vehicle suffered a major failure where the #2 connecting rod and piston were destroyed, requiring a short block replacement. This repair was performed by Autonation West Subaru in Golden, Colorado and was covered under the SAS gold plan, certified pre-owned 7yr/100,00mi. warranty purchased with the vehicle. According to the technician's report at that time, the failure was so v

New NHTSA complaint: AIR BAGS

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

I was heading to work on a stretch of road. I was traveling at about 45-50mph. A car pulled out in front of me and we had an accident. The airbags in the older Subaru of the person who collided with me went off and mine did not. Surprisingly. My head was slammed against the B pillar and a small bruise on my leg. Insurance is saying my car is totaled. With an accident of that magnitude, my air bag

New NHTSA complaint: STRUCTURE:BODY

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The component failing is the side skirts or, as officially described in the Subaru parts diagram, the „Side Spoiler“. It can also be found as part numbers 96051, and 96051A. It can be easily visually inspected. This puts others at risk because it may end up dragging on the road, or falling off entirely which poses a major safety risk to other drivers because it is a piece of plastic nearly the le

New NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

A SiriusXM advertisement popping up over navigation on the infotainment screen distracting the driver from focusing on the road. It covers any navigation on the infotainment screen and takes the eyes of the driver off the road, where the driver is no longer aware of the position of their vehicle. Many other Subaru owners with more modern vehicles have had this same problem. This is not a one time

New NHTSA complaint: SERVICE BRAKES

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

My vehicle has a hand brake built into the vehicle and at 25,000 miles my hand brake started to fail and wouldn’t hold the car in place. I had it repaired under warranty and the whole emergency/handbrake assembly was replaced, I looked at it and tested it before I left the dealership and noticed the same issue, I brought it up to the dealership and they noticed the same issue also after testing it

New NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

On 12/3/2025 at approximately 9:46 am, I was driving at about 30 mph when a SiriusXM advertisement suddenly appeared on the infotainment screen. The pop-up took over the entire display and required manual dismissal to regain access to navigation and audio controls. This interruption forced me to divert my eyes and hand from the road. I have video evidence showing the ad appearing while the car wa

New NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

While driving a full screen advertisement for SirusXM takes over the entire screen on your infotainment system. You must select to close or accept the sales offer to close the advertisement and have access to the controls or navigation on your infotainment screen. This is a dangerous distraction as you are driving to have something take over the display and then it shows as a sales ad.

New NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

On Dec 4 around 6pm driving in Chicago area. Weather has been very bad, with snow and extreme cold, leaving roadways and especially alleyways (as they do not receive regular city plow/salt) covered in snow and ice. While creeping over hardpacked snow and ice down an alleyway to access my apartment parking area, the dashboard screen suddenly came on in order to display an ad for SiriusXM. I keep th

New NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

While driving, I get a pop-up ad Sirius XM. It is beyond annoying, invasive and possibly dangerous. This shouldn't be allowed and there should be regulations against ads preventing distracted driving.

New NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Sirius XM advertisement took over driver infotainment system while driving casuong a significant distraction in driver attention. Infotainment system handles some car functions such as climate control, navigation, and relays information for eyesight system to other modules of the vehicle. There have been other complaints from drivers. The sudden change in display locks drivers out of climate cont

New NHTSA complaint: AIR BAGS

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Hit a deer. Airbags did not deploy, however I have reasonable suspicion to believe my head hit the A pillar during impact.

New NHTSA complaint: AIR BAGS

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Going about 55mph, I struck a deer head on. It struck towards the center, but more so on the passenger side. During the impact, no airbags deployed, however, based off IIHS videos, it seems likely that they should have. Additionally, I have reasonable suspicion to believe I hit my head on the pillar of the door, which would have been unlikely if the airbags deployed.

New NHTSA complaint: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru WRX. The contact stated that while the transmission was shifted into neutral (N), the instrument panel displayed that the transmission was shifted in reverse (R), and the rearview camera image was displayed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact shifted the transmission to drive (D), but the instrument panel displayed that the transmission was s

New NHTSA complaint: POWER TRAIN

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

New NHTSA complaint: ENGINE

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

New NHTSA complaint: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

I understand that every manufacturer is racing to get these vehicles autonomous or something similar to it and I can fully appreciate a world that would be as I'm sick of distracted drivers as it is these days and the police's complicity or the lack of enforcement doesn't help. That said, the pre-collision system in Subaru needs a bit of an overhaul or an option to shut it off permanently and no

New NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The head unit started to delaminate and ghost touching

New NHTSA complaint: ENGINE

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Oil changes always done, no modifications to vehicle. Driving down road lights all come one and car starts smoking. Rod broke and put hole in engine.

New NHTSA complaint: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Shortly after purchase (within 1 month), a strong raw gasoline vapor odor began entering the passenger cabin, strongest near the driver’s side rear seat and rear wheel well area. The odor intensifies at idle and after short periods of driving, filling the interior cabin with fuel fumes. The smell is so strong that it causes dizziness and headaches when operating the vehicle. This is not an isolat

New NHTSA complaint: POWER TRAIN

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

2020 WRX: TR690 (CVT) transmission that the car came equipped with, began leaking between the engine and (CVT) transmission, it was noticed during an oil change at 71686 miles but not identified as (CVT) transmission fluid immediately, it was cleaned and assumed to be oil spill. Another oil change was done at 77576 miles, and the (CVT) transmission was leaking between engine and (CVT) transmissio

New NHTSA complaint: POWER TRAIN

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

When accelerating from a stop, the car is having trouble accelerating despite having the accelerator fully depressed. The engine sounds like it is roaring, but hardly any power is being produced. When the vehicle hits about 35-40mph, the engine surges and then full power is produced. It feels like potentially an issue with the turbo or the transmsission. This is creating a significant safety hazar

New NHTSA complaint: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The Drivers side mirror (LEFT) When sitting still is distorted and wavy if you look around in the mirror. It makes the earth bend or any objects in the mirror bend, the best way to put it when driving or sitting still it looks like a funhouse mirror. And once at about 40 MPH the Same mirror also vibrates while driving. The retailer I choose has replaced the mirror glass twice and the mirror housin

New NHTSA complaint: SEATS

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Manual (not power) Driver seat is loose-rocking car only has 47000 miles but this hardware failure will get worse over time definitely a safety concern if bolt breaks it appears that the plastic washer is wearing most likely poor material should be polyurethane or something like the form of a grommet that absorbs since vehicle has hard suspension NOTE: I have video however cannot create video < t

New NHTSA complaint: ENGINE

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

In October 2024, my vehicle, a 2021 Subaru WRX STI, was purchased from a Toyota dealership (Fort Bend Sterling McCall Toyota). The dealership sold the vehicle with an oil issue and a modified ECM. This issue caused catastrophic engine failure while driving. The vehicle stalled and could not be started. Subaru dealership technicians confirmed the cause as improper service leading to catastrophic oi