2002 Subaru Impreza brakes problems
65 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2002 Subaru Impreza, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 65 19% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 26,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Brakes did not respond to full pressure applied to the brake pedal after getting in the exit lane of northbound interstate 75 and the I-675 south exchange. Brakes did not slow the car and the car proceeded to swerve off the road, resulting in a rollover of multiple revolutions. Exact number of turns is not known. It was noticed that the brakes had been grinding the day before. Also, the brake pedal had started to feel soft the day of the accident. Air bags, neither front nor side impact bags, did not deploy.
Problems with ABS activation - right conditions (brake activation followed by bump on smooth surface) results in significantly reduced braking effort - ABS acts like it is confused and brake pedal drops to floor. Reproducible at a particular intersection with both our wrx's. Multiple events with different tires on vehicle.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Subaru Impreza
- Fuel system 100 complaints
- Suspension 50 complaints
- Body & structure 21 complaints
- Engine 20 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 17 complaints