Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Subaru impreza has 25 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
25
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Hello car just stopped on the Fla turnpike because bad valve body on transmission seem subaru knows ... |
| Jun 2, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I was on the highway in mixed traffic for a couple hours. There was a burning smell in the cabin and... |
| Jun 9, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The car will not allow me to turn it off and remove the key from the ignition. This is apparently ca... |
| Jun 26, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission valve body failure causing dangerous erratic shifting while driving. |
| Jun 6, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Two instances of CVT Transmission failure. First: Occurred at 102,926 miles, car only 8 years old.... |
| Sep 23, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED AND BUNCH OF LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING. TROU... |
| Aug 2, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION WENT AT 154000 MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY NOT SURE IF I WAS TAKEN CARE OR AND NEEDED TO BY... |
| Jul 23, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | SUBARU CVT - KNOWN ISSUE MY 2012 SUBARU'S CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION A... |
| Jun 12, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING AND THE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME AT 103,923 MILES THAT IT RE... |
| May 30, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STOPPED/STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE IN MOTION, THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUAT... |
| May 19, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, IT STALLED, THE ENGINE ... |
| Apr 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | 2012 IMPREZA SPORT WITH 71,000 MILES, ONE OWNER, ALL MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED.... |
| Mar 29, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | HIT A BUMP AND DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH SENSOR LIGHTS. SUBARU REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED WITH CODES AND SAI... |
| Dec 11, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WAR... |
| Sep 14, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED A... |
| Aug 9, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED T... |
| Feb 15, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO PROPER GEAR HAS A JERKY FEEL CVT WON'T ALLOW TO MANUAL SHIFT ALL THE LIGHTS ON... |
| May 9, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | MY 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA IS EXPERIENCING CONSISTENT PEDAL SQUEAK/CREAKING COMING FROM THE PRESSING OF ... |
| Sep 9, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSAXEL/TRANSMISSION FAILURE |
| Jun 12, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | MY SON'S 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA, WAS BOUGHT USED, WITH 59,000. MILES, WITH HOPE OF OWNING A RELIABLE, S... |