2008 Subaru Impreza air bags problems
41 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2008 Subaru Impreza, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 41 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 1,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 0 miles, and 83% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 subaru impreza. While stopped at a red light, a drunk driver struck the contact's vehicle head on towards the front passenger side. The drunk driver was traveling 55 MPH at the time of impact. The vehicle sustained a large amount of damage and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer of the vehicle. The vehicle is currently located at a shop being repaired.
Takata airbag. Took the vehicle to the subaru of richmond located at 9177 west broad street 23294, where tried to get the airbag replaced. The airbag sensor was flashing and they said they wouldn't replace the airbag with the sensor blinking, saying that the airbag sensor and the airbag recall had no correlation. They then proceeded to try and charge $1700 for the sensor to get fixed.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Subaru Impreza
- Drivetrain & axles 59 complaints
- Engine 27 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 27 complaints
- Body & structure 24 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints