1994 Subaru Impreza

Routine

Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › appliance › air conditioner. It has been recalled 3 times.

What fails

Component	Reports	Crashes
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner	2	0
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System	1	0
Vehicle Speed Control	1	0
Suspension › Front	1	0
Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)	1	0
Power Train › Clutch Assembly	1	0
Power Train › Automatic Transmission	1	1

3 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Exterior Lighting › Headlights09E025000

Filed May 11, 200942,540 vehiclesDope, Inc.

Defect. DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

Exterior Lighting09E012000

Filed Apr 7, 200916,270 vehiclesSabersport

Defect. SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

Air Bags98V315000

Filed Dec 11, 199895,673 vehiclesSubaru Of America, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN OCCUR AFTER UNDERCARRIAGE CONTACT OF THE TOW HOOKS WITH CURBS, DIPS, SPEEDBUMPS, POTHOLES, ETC.

Risk. UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FRONT TOW HOOKS.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System

Filed Oct 12, 1999MD

WHILE DRIVING REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner

Filed Aug 20, 1997WA

THE AIR COMPRESSOR UNIT CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED FOR INTERNAL PRESSURE, THE WHOLE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED AS PER DESIGN.

Power Train › Clutch Assembly

Filed Mar 4, 1997MA

CLICKING NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED. *AK

Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)

Filed Feb 11, 1997MA

CLICKING NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED, WHEN DRIVING OR WITH ENGINE OFF.

Vehicle Speed Control

Filed Sep 24, 1996FL

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE LURCHED FOWARD, LACK OF POWER , AND BACKFIRED. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner

Filed Aug 12, 1996KS

ON THREE OCCASIONS THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR BROKE, PURCHASED CAR NEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Suspension › Front

Filed Jun 21, 1996NC

FRONT SUSPENSION, BOLTS THAT SHAFT TO THE RIGHT FRONT MISSING, CAUSING THE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. *AK

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash

Filed Dec 21, 1995CA

AUTO-TRAN: TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO REVERSE; DRIVER ACCELERATED; VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

8 of 8 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2002

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2026	1	0	0	0	Routine
2025	5	0	0	0	Routine
2024	31	2	2	0	Routine
2023	4	2	0	0	Routine
2022	13	1	2	0	Routine
2021	14	2	0	0	Do not drive
2020	85	1	2	0	Routine
2019	194	5	1	0	Routine
2018	150	5	1	1	Fatalities reported
2017	125	7	3	0	Routine
2016	75	1	0	0	Routine
2015	77	2	0	0	Routine
2014	108	3	0	0	Routine
2013	249	4	7	0	Above average
2012	243	6	4	0	Above average
2011	57	14	2	0	Routine
2010	46	15	1	0	Routine
2009	103	15	3	0	Routine
2008	176	15	4	0	Routine
2007	68	9	2	0	Routine
2006	56	10	0	0	Routine
2005	75	6	1	1	Fatalities reported
2004	96	8	2	0	Routine
2003	62	6	1	0	Routine
2002	292	6	3	0	Above average
2001	11	3	0	0	Routine
2000	41	4	1	1	Fatalities reported
1999	22	4	0	0	Routine
1998	30	3	0	0	Routine
1997	30	3	1	0	Routine
1996	20	3	1	0	Routine
1995	46	4	2	0	Routine
1994 — this page	8	3	0	0	Routine
1993	33	3	0	0	Routine
1990	1	0	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: May 11, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.