NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Subaru WRX Recalls
The 2002 Subaru WRX has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 4, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Subaru WRX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 427
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2002 Subaru WRX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2002 Subaru WRX
2002 Subaru WRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 427 owner complaints about the 2002 Subaru WRX, the newest on October 6, 2018. Of these, 17 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Subaru WRX, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (62%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (15%) and the fuel system, other (6%).
1 of the 2002 Subaru WRX's 2 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2002 Subaru WRX owners gave the mileage (328 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline266
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic64
- Fuel System, Other25
- Engine And Engine Cooling16
- Power Train16
- Service Brakes, Air15
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 57 | |
| 2004 | 148 | |
| 2005 | 65 | |
| 2006 | 19 | |
| 2007 | 47 | |
| 2008 | 27 | |
| 2009 | 22 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Subaru WRX peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 148. 66% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Subaru WRX drew 11× the complaints of the median Subaru WRX year in the same window: 1st highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the Subaru WRX years to avoid by our method.
The 427 complaints about the 2002 Subaru WRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru WRX by model year
Other 2002 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: October 6, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted