2014 Subaru Impreza problems
Owners have filed 157 complaints about the 2014 Subaru Impreza with NHTSA. Air bags account for 30.6% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 12.7%.
Complaints157
Crashes24
Fires0
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 30.6% · 48
Engine 12.7% · 20
Electrical system 11.5% · 18
Power train 5.7% · 9
Unknown or other 5.7% · 9
Structure 5.1% · 8
Vehicle speed control 5.1% · 8
Seats 3.2% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 24 describe a crash and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 12 model years of the Subaru Impreza in this data, 2014 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 14 in the last three years against 38 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 34,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Airbag notification light sometimes turns to off even when a passenger is in passenger seat. This causes me great concern as if I were in an accident would my passenger be protected? Looks like Subaru issued a recall for the 2012 model but not for the 2014 model. Please help me keep my passenger in the front seat safe and have Subaru fix this known problem. Air bags
Passenger air bag warning light is on and the indicator for the passenger air bag shows it is off even though a 200lb person is in the seat. If airbags are required then shouldn't they work? The car has 60k miles on it and we only put on 200 miles since we bought it. If we are in an accident this tells me no airbag deployment for the passenger Air bags
The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the driverâs side air bag exploded without warning or impact. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 105,000. Air bags · reported at 105,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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