19V149000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Brake lights that do not illuminate properly will not alert other drivers that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of crash.
2012 SUBARU IMPREZA
6 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 337 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints337
Complaints citing a crash19
Complaints citing a fire6
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 6
18V772000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
16V738000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
If the air injection pump overheats, it may melt and increase the risk of a fire.
15V419000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
If the ODS deactivates, the front passenger air bag will be turned off and the front passenger air bag will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
13V061000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The engine may inadvertently start and run for up to fifteen minutes. The engine may continue to start and stop until the fob battery is depleted, or until the vehicle runs out of fuel. If the vehicle is parked in an enclosed area, there is a risk of carbon monoxide build-up which may cause headaches, dizziness or, in extreme cases, unconsciousness and/or asphyxiation.
11V562000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
THE DRIVER MIGHT MISJUDGE THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS COULD OCCUR UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
What owners report most
- 105AIR BAGS
- 55ENGINE
- 30ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 26POWER TRAIN
- 15SEATS
- 13SERVICE BRAKES
- 12UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 11VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 SUBARU IMPREZAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.