2017 Subaru Impreza problems
The 2017 Subaru Impreza has 162 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns lighting. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (16%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 162 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 11,000 miles 90 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 53 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 90 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 11,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 27 model years of the Subaru Impreza with enough data (122 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I purchased a 2017 subaru impreza limited on 7.30.17 from bob barker subaru in carlsbad, ca. The car, until yesterday, had approximately 500 miles on the odometer. On 8.9.17 at 1830 my son was driving the car and his friend was in the passenger seat. The car was struck on the left front side by a ford fusion entering the intersection after the signal had changed. The airbags deployed. What happened next is unbelieveable!!
I was parking my car at apartment's parking lot by right turning. I was driving really slow about 5miles/hr.my foot was on the break pedal and as I press the break to slow my car further it got accelerated (with raving engine noise) and hit front parking fence as well as parked car right to me. I moved the automatic gear stick to parking position and able to stop the car. I talked with my car maker and they looked at it and prepared a report in 10 weeks.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 subaru impreza. While driving various speeds, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle lost power. Also, the gears failed to shift without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the entire computer needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred several other times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three different times on three different occasions. The vehicle was not repaired.
I did a test drive of the subaru impreza 2017 premium wagon at a seattle-area dealership. I noticed that the car door did not lock completely or opened by itself while the car was in motion. I noticed that I am not the only one who sees this safety issue. There are others who have reported the same or similar problem on subaru owners forum.