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Subaru BRZ Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 101 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Subaru BRZ (2013–2024). The most-complained-about year is 2013.

5
safety recalls, all years
101
owner complaints, all years
2013
year with most recalls
2013
year with most complaints

Pick your Subaru BRZ model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2024 Subaru BRZ03
2023 Subaru BRZ01
2022 Subaru BRZ110
2020 Subaru BRZ02
2019 Subaru BRZ11
2018 Subaru BRZ21
2017 Subaru BRZ07
2016 Subaru BRZ03
2015 Subaru BRZ03
2014 Subaru BRZ06
2013 Subaru BRZ264

What Subaru BRZ owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 101 complaints with NHTSA. The 2013 model year has the most, with 64.

All Subaru BRZ recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Subaru BRZ, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Turn signal (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 23V609000 Reported 8,915 vehicles potentially affected Subaru of America, Inc.

    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2022 BRZ and Toyota GR86 vehicles. The rear turn signals may intermittently become inoperative.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace both rear combination lamp assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 8, 2024. Subaru owners may contact Subaru's customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Toyota owners…

    Model years: 2022

  2. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 21V587000 Reported 175,968 vehicles potentially affected Subaru of America, Inc.

    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Ascent, 2018 Forester, 2018-2020 Impreza, Legacy, Outback, 2018-2019 BRZ, WRX, and Toyota 86 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the low-pressure fuel pump, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 24, 2021. Subaru and Toyota owners may call customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  3. Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices

    NHTSA 18V935000 Reported 71,190 vehicles potentially affected Subaru of America, Inc.

    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2018 Legacy, Outback, and BRZ vehicles. In the affected vehicles, a software issue may cause the audio display system to not initialize, resulting in the camera display remaining blank. If this occurs, the rearview image will not display while backing up the vehicle. As a result, the…

    Remedy: Subaru has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the audio system display software, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's…

    Model years: 2018

  4. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 18V772000 Reported 165,534 vehicles potentially affected Subaru of America, Inc.

    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2012-2014 Subaru Impreza, 2012-2013 Impreza Stationwagon, 2013 Subaru BRZ, XV Crosstrek and Toyota Scion FR-S vehicles. The engine valve springs in these vehicles may fracture causing an engine malfunction or a possible engine stall.

    Remedy: Subaru will notify their owners. Toyota will notify the FR-S owners. Dealers will replace the valve springs, free of charge. The recall began December 26, 2018. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at…

    Model years: 2013

  5. Owners/service/other manual (equipment)

    NHTSA 12V254000 Reported 1,886 vehicles potentially affected SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.

    Subaru is recalling certain model year 2013 brz vehicles manufactured from november 25, 2011, through may 25, 2012. The owner’s manual contains an inaccurate description of the actual operation of the front passenger occupant classification system. Other portions of the owner’s manual, describing the air bag system, require…

    Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and will mail corrected owner’s manuals, free of charge. The safety recall began on june 19, 2012. Owners may contact subaru at 1-800-782-2783.

    Model years: 2013

Other Subaru models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.