Subaru Brz
Owners filed 101 complaints across 11 model years of the Subaru Brz. The 2013 drew the most (64); the 2023 the fewest (1).
Model years11
Complaints101
Recalls6
Fires3
Deaths0
Every Subaru Brz model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Visibility/Wiper | Routine | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2013 | 64 | 2 | 1 | — | Engine | Routine |
Which Subaru Brz years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2013 is the weakest year on record, with 64 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 2 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.