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Subaru WRX STI Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 19 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Subaru WRX STI (2008–2019). The most-complained-about year is 2008.

2
safety recalls, all years
19
owner complaints, all years
2008
year with most recalls
2008
year with most complaints

Pick your Subaru WRX STI model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2019 Subaru WRX STI01
2018 Subaru WRX STI02
2016 Subaru WRX STI03
2015 Subaru WRX STI03
2014 Subaru WRX STI20
2013 Subaru WRX STI22
2012 Subaru WRX STI21
2011 Subaru WRX STI21
2010 Subaru WRX STI21
2009 Subaru WRX STI22
2008 Subaru WRX STI23

What Subaru WRX STI owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA. The 2008 model year has the most, with 3.

All Subaru WRX STI recalls (2)

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

  1. Service brakes, hydraulic

    NHTSA 14V830000 Reported 200,064 vehicles potentially affected Subaru of America, Inc.

    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Impreza, 2008-2014 WRX and STI, and 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, currently, or formerly, registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,…

    Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will apply an anti-corrosion wax to the four-way joint connector area of the brake line system, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2015. Owners may contact Subaru…

    Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

  2. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 14V311000 Reported 461,338 vehicles potentially affected Subaru of America, Inc.

    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Outback and Legacy, 2008-2011 Impreza and 2008-2014 Impreza WRX/STI, and 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, currently, or formerly, registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New…

    Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will test the brake system by depressing the brake pedal and inspecting for brake fluid leaks. If no brake fluid seepage is observed, the affected areas will be rustproofed with…

    Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

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.