Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Subaru WRX has 18 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
18
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2015 Subaru WRX. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, h... |
| Oct 5, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I first noticed the car engine began making a loud ticking sound and significantly lost power as I e... |
| Aug 29, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | DEFECTIVE OEM THROW-OUT BEARING and FORK in the SIX SPEED manual transmission completely BURNING the... |
| Jul 2, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | SQUEAKY CLUTCH PEDAL AND WHIRRING NOISE WHEN CLUTCH DEPRESSED |
| Apr 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,ENGINE | The engine blew up around 75k miles, it had blown a rod barring even though the car had been maintai... |
| Dec 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU WRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A CREAK... |
| Oct 25, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING UP A HILL AND MY SUBARU WRX WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. IT SMELLE... |
| Jul 23, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE CLUTCH KEEPS GOING BAD IN A FEW THOUSAND MILES UNDER NORMAL USE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ONLY AF... |
| Dec 16, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | AT 300 RPM CAR MADE LOUD SOUNDS AND DIED SIDE OF HIGHWAY. HAD TO BE TOWED 100 MILES. ALSO HAD OIL ... |
| Dec 3, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | I AM A 44 YEAR OLD WOMAN, DRIVING A 2015 WRX. I HAVE ONLY OWNED AND DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MY E... |
| Aug 9, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR AND TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) FROM 6TH GEAR T... |
| Mar 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR. ABOUT 28000 MILES WHEN THE ISSUE HAPPENED. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES, WH... |
| Sep 20, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | ONCE, THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING, AND A SECOND TIME EIGHT MONTHS LATER, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD... |
| Dec 13, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | ON MY 24K SERVICE. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED IN AT BRIGGS SUBARU OF LAWRENCE, FOR TYPICAL RECOMMENDED SERV... |
| Dec 8, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW WITH LESS THAN TEN MILES ON ODOMETER. FROM NEW, THE VEHICLE PRODUCED A STR... |
| Nov 17, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | SON HAD JUST PURCHASED CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO AN AREA WHICH HAD AN UNPLOWED PARKING AREA TO TEST THE ... |
| Sep 11, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS IN MANUAL MODE. LEFT STOP SIGN AND USED THE UPSHIFT PADDLE SHIFTER TO CHA... |
| May 16, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU WRX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE M... |