NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Subaru WRX Recalls
The 2003 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 2003 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
- 60
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2003 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 2003 Subaru WRX
2003 Subaru WRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 60 owner complaints about the 2003 Subaru WRX, the newest on February 22, 2019. Of these, 13 describe a crash (22%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Subaru WRX, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (33%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (27%) and the engine and engine cooling (7%).
1 of the 2003 Subaru WRX's 2 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2003 Subaru WRX owners gave the mileage (49 complaints), the median was 23,800 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic20
- Fuel System, Gasoline16
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Power Train4
- Vehicle Speed Control3
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | |
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Subaru WRX peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 15. 60% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Subaru WRX drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Subaru WRX year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 9 ranked years.
The 60 complaints about the 2003 Subaru WRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru WRX by model year
Other 2003 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: February 22, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted