Subaru WRX STI
Owners filed 19 complaints across 11 model years of the Subaru WRX STI. The 2016 drew the most (3).
Which Subaru WRX STI years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Subaru WRX STI model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Subaru WRX STI model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Electronic Stability Control (esc) | Routine | |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages | Routine | |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.