Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Subaru BRZ has 44 NHTSA engine complaints and 1 engine-related recall.
44
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
18V772000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2012-2014 Subaru Impreza, 2012-2013 Impreza Stationwagon, 2013 Subaru BRZ, XV Crosstrek and Toyo...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2024 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2013 Subaru BRZ. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehic... |
| Jan 6, 2022 | ENGINE | Took my 2013 BRZ Limited in for the Valve Spring recall. After work completed I was unable to get my... |
| Aug 3, 2021 | ENGINE | BLOWN SHORT BLOCK / CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD, BROKEN CONNECTING ROD, $7000+ ESTIMATES FOR ENGINE REBUIL... |
| May 31, 2021 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2013 Subaru BRZ. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, he heard an abnormal so... |
| Oct 28, 2020 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU BRZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: ... |
| Oct 3, 2020 | ENGINE | THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE WORK PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE WTY-84 RECALL. I BROUGHT MY VE... |
| Jun 20, 2020 | ENGINE | ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE HAD RECALL WORK PREFORMED AT 33,266 MILES AND FAILURE HAPPEN... |
| Jun 19, 2020 | ENGINE | I TOOK MY 2013 SUBARU BRZ TO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP FOR THE WTY84 FA20 VALVE SPRING RECALL ON DECEMBE... |
| Jun 13, 2020 | ENGINE | IN LATE 2018 I WAS NOTIFIED BY SUBARU OF THE VALVE SPRING RECALL FOR MY 2013 BRZ. I CARRIED MY CAR I... |
| Jun 6, 2020 | ENGINE | MY 2013 SUBARU BRZ WAS RECALLED AND "REPAIRED" FOR FAULTY VALVE SPRINGS AT MAGUIRE SUBARU IN ITHACA,... |
| Mar 16, 2020 | ENGINE | VALVE SPRING RECALL (SUBARU RECALL WTY-84 AND NHTSA ID 18V-772) WAS PERFORMED AUG-SEP 2019. ON MARC... |
| Jan 13, 2020 | ENGINE | HAD FACTORY VALVE SPRING RECALL COMPLETED BY SUBARU. THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE VA... |
| Jan 5, 2020 | ENGINE | IN MARCH 2019, I HAD MY BRZ BROUGHT TO A SUBARU DEALER FOR A VALVE SPRING RECALL. IT TOOK THE DEAL... |
| Nov 17, 2019 | ENGINE | ON JULY 17 2019 WE BOUGHT THE 2013 SUBARU BRZ FROM A BMW DEALERSHIP. AT THE TIME OF SALE WE WERE AD... |
| Oct 9, 2019 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU BRZ. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO COURTESY SUBARU OF CHICO (89... |
| Oct 4, 2019 | ENGINE | IN APRIL 2019, I BROUGHT MY 2013 SUBARU BRZ TO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP FOR VALVE SPRING RECALL. ABOUT ... |
| Aug 14, 2019 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU BRZ. THE CONTACT BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECH... |
| Aug 2, 2019 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU BRZ. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEA... |
| Jul 19, 2019 | ENGINE | HAD THE VALVE SPRING RECALL DONE ON MY VEHICLE. AFTER MY VHEICLE WAS FIXED CAR WAS MAKING TICKING NO... |
| Jul 9, 2019 | ENGINE | AFTER I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM COMPLETING THE VALVE SPRING RECALL WORK AT A LOCAL SUBARU DEALER, MY C... |