Subaru WRX: best and worst years
Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.
Years to avoid: 2002, 2008, 2017
Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.
Held up best: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
202225 complaints · 1 recalls202113 complaints · 1 recalls202017 complaints · 1 recalls201930 complaints · 2 recalls201842 complaints · 2 recalls2017worst year53 complaints · 1 recalls201631 complaints · 3 recalls201552 complaints · 3 recalls2014solid year6 complaints · 10 recalls2013solid year7 complaints · 11 recalls2012solid year2 complaints · 12 recalls2011solid year4 complaints · 11 recalls2010solid year1 complaints · 12 recalls200941 complaints · 10 recalls2008worst year65 complaints · 7 recalls2007solid year0 complaints · 3 recalls2006solid year14 complaints · 4 recalls200519 complaints · 5 recalls200442 complaints · 5 recalls200360 complaints · 2 recalls2002worst year427 complaints · 2 recalls
Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.