2024 SUBARU WRX

0 recalls — 15 complaints — 5/5 safety rating

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

15 total complaints

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS2
POWER TRAIN2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
ENGINE1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR1
STRUCTURE:BODY1
POWER TRAIN Mar 18, 2026
Incident date: Feb 3, 2026
On February 3, 2026, while driving approximately 80 mph on Interstate 10, the manual transmission shifter bypassed the 6th gear detent entirely and moved toward the reverse gear position, creating an immediate and severe safety hazard. I prevented full reverse engagement only through physical interv... Read more
STRUCTURE:BODY Dec 17, 2025
Incident date: Dec 17, 2025
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 ... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 8, 2025
Incident date: Dec 3, 2025
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 di... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 7, 2025
Incident date: Dec 1, 2025
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 ... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 5, 2025
Incident date: Dec 4, 2025
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 p... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 24, 2025
Incident date: Nov 23, 2025
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.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 24, 2025
Incident date: Nov 21, 2025
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 hav... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS Oct 2, 2025
Incident date: Sep 26, 2025
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-... Read more
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR Jun 23, 2025
Incident date: Feb 8, 2025
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 vib... Read more
POWER TRAIN May 14, 2025
Incident date: Apr 24, 2025
Driving kids home from school and while making a left hand turn through a large intersection, when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear I heard an immediate pop and then it lost all power in third while sounding like a bag of gravel under the car. I could have easily lost power while merging on a highway i... Read more
ENGINE Mar 24, 2025
Incident date: Mar 22, 2025
Driving my car as any person would, at the 3519 mile mark on the odometer the engine low oil light came on, it took (1.5Q) of oil to top it off. This is a brand new car no one buys a new car to add oil to it, then to get told by the dealership that it’s normal for up to (2Q) of oil to be added bec... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL Mar 24, 2025
Incident date: Mar 22, 2025
Driving my car as any person would, at the 3519 mile mark on the odometer the engine low oil light came on, it took (1.5Q) of oil to top it off. This is a brand new car no one buys a new car to add oil to it, then to get told by the dealership that it’s normal for up to (2Q) of oil to be added bec... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS Mar 24, 2025
Incident date: Mar 22, 2025
Driving my car as any person would, at the 3519 mile mark on the odometer the engine low oil light came on, it took (1.5Q) of oil to top it off. This is a brand new car no one buys a new car to add oil to it, then to get told by the dealership that it’s normal for up to (2Q) of oil to be added bec... Read more
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Jan 3, 2025
Incident date: Jan 3, 2025
The contact owns a 2024 Subaru WRX. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the ABS did not function as intended. The contact stated that while merging into another lane, the ABS independently activated, and the vehicle independently stopped. Additionally, the contact stated that due to the failure... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 11, 2024
Incident date: Dec 9, 2024
I’m driving with my eyes on the road and out of my peripheral vision I notice a change on my cars information screen. I instinctively respond and it’s an advertisement from Sirius XM taking up my whole screen. This of course distracted me momentarily and luckily there were no other cars close en... Read more

NHTSA Safety Ratings — 2024 SUBARU WRX

2024 SUBARU WRX 4 DR AWD

CategoryRating
Overall Rating 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash — Driver 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash — Passenger 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash — Driver 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash — Passenger 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Rollover 5 / 5 ★★★★★
Rollover Risk 9.0%

Safety Technology

FeatureStatus
Electronic Stability ControlStandard
Forward Collision WarningStandard
Lane Departure WarningStandard

Source: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings Program. Ratings are based on crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

EPA Fuel Economy — 2024 SUBARU WRX

Trim / Engine City MPG Highway MPG Combined MPG Fuel Type Annual Fuel Cost
2.4L 4-cyl, Manual 6-spd (All-Wheel Drive) 19.0 26.0 22.0 Premium $3,150
2.4L 4-cyl, Automatic (AV-S8) (All-Wheel Drive) 18.0 25.0 21.0 Premium $3,300

CO2 Emissions: 408.0 g/mile (Midsize Cars)

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Actual fuel economy may vary based on driving conditions.

NHTSA Safety Investigations — SUBARU WRX

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

EA09011 Opened: Jul 2, 2009 — Closed: Dec 14, 2009
EA — Closed — Model Year: 2002
FUEL LINE LEAK
THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL LINE (METAL RAIL/RUBBER HOSE INTERFACE) IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FUEL ODOR AND/OR SEEPAGE IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS.OWNERS MOST OFTEN NOTICED FUEL ODOR IN THE OCCUPANT COMPARTMENT AREA DURING INITIAL COLD ENGINE START-UP.ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARMED, THE ODOR/SEEPAGE ISSUE ... Read more
PE09017 Opened: Mar 10, 2009 — Closed: Jul 2, 2009
PE — Closed — Model Year: 2002
FUEL LINE LEAK
COMPLAINANTS REPORT FUEL LEAKAGE MOST FREQUENTLY IN WINTER DURING INITIAL COLD ENGINE STARTUP.OWNERS WILL EITHER NOTICE A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE OCCUPANT COMPARTMENT OR FUEL ODOR/LEAKAGE AT THE FUEL LINES ON THE RIGHT SIDE ATOP THE ENGINE. ONCE THE ENGINE HAS WARMED, THE ODOR/LEAKAGE MAY CEASE.SUBARU ... Read more
PE04002 Opened: Jan 7, 2004 — Closed: May 27, 2004
PE — Closed — Model Year: 2003
FUEL LINE LEAKAGE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT
SUBARU REPORTS THAT THE FUEL ODOR IS CAUSED BY FUEL SEEPAGE DURING COLD START OF THE ENGINE UNDER EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. THE LEAK OCCURS IN A FUEL LINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.IT REPORTS THAT THE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE MISALIGNED ANGLE BETWEEN TWO FUEL DELIVERY LINES WHICH RESULTED IN SUCH FU... Read more
EA03024 Opened: Nov 19, 2003 — Closed: Jul 12, 2005
EA — Closed — Model Year: 2003
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES
DURING THE EA, ODI AND VRTC PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:1.CONDUCTED A MAIL SURVEY OF 246 SUBJECT VEHICLE OWNERS TODETERMINE THE ROADWAY SURFACE THAT CAUSED OWNERS' CONCERN;2.INTERVIEWED COMPLAINING OWNERS;3.CONDUCTED FIELD INSPECTIONS OF SEVEN (7) COMPLAINT VEHICLES;4.INSTRUMENTED TESTING AT ... Read more
PE03029 Opened: Jul 8, 2003 — Closed: Nov 19, 2003
PE — Closed — Model Year: 2002
BRAKING SYSTEM/ABS
SUBARU'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2003, IDENTIFIED THAT THE 2002, 2003 SUBARU WRX MODELS AREEQUIPPED WITH THE BOSCH 5.3 ABS SYSTEM, AND IDENTIFIED THAT OTHER MODEL SUBARU VEHICLES ARE ALSO EQUIPPED WITH THE BOSCH 5.3 ABS SYSTEM, BUT HAVE DIFFERENT CALIBRATIONS THAN THE WRX MODEL VEHICL... Read more

SUBARU WRX — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the SUBARU WRX across all model years (2002–2023).

190 Total Recalls
1,208 Total Complaints
5 Investigations
78 Reported Crashes
18 Reported Fires
1 Reported Deaths

SUBARU WRX — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year Recalls Complaints
2025 0 1 View
2024 (current) 0 15
2023 4 6 View
2022 1 30 View
2021 1 20 View
2020 1 23 View
2019 11 37 View
2018 11 61 View
2017 1 69 View
2016 4 40 View
2015 3 73 View
2014 18 9 View
2013 18 11 View
2012 20 4 View
2011 19 5 View
2010 20 3 View
2009 15 72 View
2008 11 119 View
2007 3 0 View
2006 7 14 View
2005 9 24 View
2004 9 46 View
2003 2 65 View
2002 2 461 View

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