Subaru Baja

Owners filed 117 complaints across 4 model years of the Subaru Baja. The 2003 drew the most (38); the 2004 the fewest (18).

Model years4

Complaints117

Recalls41

Fires3

Deaths0

Every Subaru Baja model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2006	24	10	—	3	Suspension	Routine
2005	37	11	—	2	Air Bags	Routine
2004	18	10	—	—	Fuel System, Gasoline	Routine
2003	38	10	3	5	Air Bags	Routine

Which Subaru Baja years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 38 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 10 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.