Best and worst years for the Subaru Impreza

Of the 27 model years of the Subaru Impreza with enough data to compare, the 2019 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (202), and the 1996 has the fewest (21).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1990	0
1993	26
1994	5
1995	51
1996	21
1997	23
1998	40
1999	22
2000	33
2001	12
2002	196
2003	37
2004	57
2005	37
2006	32
2007	39
2008	163
2009	69
2010	30
2011	51
2012	194
2013	157
2014	94
2015	73
2016	82
2017	122
2018	164
2019	202
2020	94
2021	19
2022	18
2023	6
2024	55
2025	10
2026	1

What stands out

The 2019 stands out, with about 3.7 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2019 and 2002. Or the years with the fewest: 1996 and 1999.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	1	1
2025	10	10
2024	55	55
2023	6	6
2022	18	18
2021	19	19
2020	94	100
2019	202	225
2018	164	183
2017	122	162
2016	82	108
2015	73	99
2014	94	157
2013	157	346
2012	194	338
2011	51	76
2010	30	63
2009	69	150
2008	163	249
2007	39	84
2006	32	68
2005	37	95
2004	57	113
2003	37	64
2002	196	339
2001	12	13
2000	33	54
1999	22	27
1998	40	55
1997	23	38
1996	21	25
1995	51	69
1994	5	8
1993	26	48
1990	0	2