Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2016 Subaru Impreza has 1 recall, 74 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
1
Recalls
74
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
19V149000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Forester, 2008-2016 Impreza sedans, 2012-2016 Impreza station wagons, 2008-2014 WRX se...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2016 Subaru Impreza SW AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | Hello, I just purchase this vehicle from a dealership, 615 auto sales. After purchasing the vehicle ... |
| Jun 1, 2024 | STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | The hood latch system failed and flew open while driving on the highway smashing the windshield. I w... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | SEATS | The seat foam has degraded and exposed the metal frame through the seat cover on the driver side fro... |
| Jan 7, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Key will not turn past ACC after driving and so will not allow key to be removed from the car. This ... |
| Nov 18, 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | We keep on having to replace our headlights. We just got one replaced 5 months ago and it’s out agai... |
| Sep 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Engine light came on. Checked it, the failure was the transmission solenoid. It reported that a fail... |
| Aug 8, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | This is the third time that this has happened on the highway. I was driving about 70 miles per hour ... |
| May 31, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission failure while at high speed on an interstate highway resulted in disengagement, immedia... |
| Apr 30, 2023 | ENGINE | I bought my 2016 Subaru Impreza brand new and take great care of it. The car has 80,300 miles and wh... |
| Nov 20, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH a... |
| Sep 22, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was driving on the highway when I experienced a sudden jerking and my car stopped accelerating whi... |
| Jul 11, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The key will not come out of the ignition when the engine has stopped. It has to be restarted (often... |
| May 2, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Intermittently unable to remove the keys from ignition after placing the car into Park and shutting ... |
| Apr 23, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | In June 2020, 3 months after buying my 2016 Impreza used, the windshield randomly cracked from the b... |
| Jan 31, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | In November of 2018 and again January 31, 2022. In November 2018, I was backing up in small parking... |
| Jan 13, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Recently, when trying to park and turn off the vehicle, the key gets stuck in the battery position. ... |
| Jan 9, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Windshield cracked with a small pebble |
| Sep 23, 2021 | ENGINE | The vehicle's engine displayed an "check engine" light, the cruise control indicator light flashed o... |
| Sep 20, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | After turning off the engine in Park, the keys are not being released from the ACC position of the i... |
| Sep 20, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | There seems to be an issue with keys getting stuck in the ignition on a lot of various years and mak... |