2006 Subaru Impreza: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 68 complaints
68
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

11,192 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
76,775 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
18
POWER TRAIN
5
ENGINE
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
WHEELS
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2006 MY SUBARU IMPREZA STI WITH 414 MILES AND 1.5 WEEKS OLD THE ENGINE MOTORS MOUNTS FAILED, THIS CAUSED A LOUD CLUNKING AS THE ENGINE WOULD MOVE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. WERE TOLD THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WOULD BE REPLACED WITH THE 2005 MY MOTOR MOUNTS WHEN AVAILABLE AND WE SHOULD TAKE..."
"BANGING SOUND FROM SUSPENSION GOING OVER THE BUMP. *NM"
"I BOUGHT A 2006 SUBARU WRX ONLY TWO MONTHS AGO. ON A TRIP LAST MONTH (CAR WAS ONLY A MONTH OLD AT THE TIME) I HAD SOME SMALL DEBRIS HIT MY WINDSHIELD, NOTHING REALLY OUT OF THE ORDINARY, ESPECIALLY HERE IN COLORADO. BUT, THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO THE CAR, I HAD A CRACK THAT RAN ACROSS MORE..."

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