Subaru Impreza STI

Owners filed 36 complaints across 2 model years of the Subaru Impreza STI. The 2008 drew the most (33); the 2009 the fewest (3).

Model years2

Complaints36

Recalls2

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Subaru Impreza STI model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2009	3		1	—	—	Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine	Routine
2008	33		1	—	1	Power Train	Routine

Which Subaru Impreza STI years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 33 complaints concentrated in the power train. It carries 1 recall.

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.