2003 Subaru Baja: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 46 complaints
46
Total Complaints
28,875mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

6,793 25th Percentile
28,875 Median Mileage
109,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
5
STEERING
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
SUSPENSION
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
POWER TRAIN
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
2
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HESITATION, NO POWER ON ACCELERATION. COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED BY SUBARU IN NJ.. TRANS ENGAGING HARD FROM A DEAD STOP ON ACCELERATION. *NLM"
"HESITATION, NO POWER ON ACCELERATION. COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED BY SUBARU IN NJ.. TRANS ENGAGING HARD FROM A DEAD STOP ON ACCELERATION. *NLM"
"WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER/REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND REPLACED THE ECU, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIMING BELT WAS ALSO REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE.*JB *NM"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28