2020 Subaru Impreza: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 97 complaints
97
Total Complaints
7,000mi
Median Mileage
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,175 25th Percentile
7,000 Median Mileage
12,613 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY/WIPER
51
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
16
SERVICE BRAKES
5
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
3
ENGINE
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
3
AIR BAGS
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT A MONTH OLD, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN A TINY PIECE OF GRAVEL HIT MY WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN A CRACK ABOUT 10 INCHES IN LENGTH LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT SECTION. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY HEATING ON AND IT WAS A SUNNY DAY"
"WINDSHIELD CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY OUTSIDE MY HOUSE."
"BOUGHT THE CAR 12/21 FIRST WINDSHIELD CRACKED 1/28 WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY OVER THE WEEKEND. DEALER CLAIMS THERE WAS A CHIP CAUSED BY A ROCK BUT I THINK THE "CHIP" WAS CAUSED BY THE CRACKING OF THE WINDSHIELD DROPPED OFF AT DEALER 2/4 THE FIRST REPLACEMENT IS BROKEN TAKES A WEEK TO GE..."

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