2020 Subaru Impreza problems
The 2020 Subaru Impreza has 100 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (56%) concerns wipers, windshield & visibility. After that come forward collision avoidance (6%) and brakes (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 100 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 56% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 7,000 miles 44 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 | 37 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 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 44 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 7,000 miles. For wipers, windshield & visibility specifically, the median reported mileage is about 7,000 miles (33 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2020 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 27 model years of the Subaru Impreza with enough data (94 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Passenger Air-bag igniter's wiring shorted out releasing gas into car. The windows were up and the car was not running. I was sitting in passenger side went to light my cigarette and with no warning at all KABOOM!!! Car exploded catching my hair on fire as well as 2nd and 3rd degree burns on hands and 1st and 2nd degree burns on face. The explosion carried so much force that the doors and back hatch were dented outward making it impossible to shut and lock doors properly.
I got into an accident going 60 miles an hour I crash into a guardrail totaled the car but no airbags deployed I broke my wrist and dislocated my thumb
The electrical system failed and battery then exploded. The vehicle is behind held at a tow yard and has been inspected by allied insurance CPI of tower federal credit union. It is available to be inspected for the time being but will be scrapped soon. Both my safety and the safety of others was at risk- this occurred in a Wendy’s drive through near other vehicles, a building and of course people there in. There’s video footage of the incident taken by Wendy’s staff.
After replacing a brand new oem windshield from the first time one month later I had two small rocks hit my windshield and cracked it I am forced to replace it for a second time. This is very unacceptable.
Who: daughter 16yo (driver), father (front passenger seat), daughter 14yo (driver side rear seat). Vehicle: 2020 subaru impreza what: subaru anti-collision engaged unnecessarily when: 0704 est 14 may 2021 where: 41°43'07.4"n 81°14'08.3" my 16yo daughter was driving and I was in the passenger seat. We were heading east on e walnut street at approximately 35 MPH about to cross the s state street intersection. There were no vehicles or obstructions in front of the vehicle.