NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Subaru Impreza Recalls
The 2004 Subaru Impreza has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 13, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Subaru Impreza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 96
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Subaru Impreza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2004 Subaru Impreza
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 23V076000
- Reported
- February 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 130
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Impreza, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V001000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 258,813
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2011 Impreza, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V002000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 127,547
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2011 Impreza, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V003000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 111,562
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2011 Impreza, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V323000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 432,016
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Impreza, 4 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 11V464000
- Reported
- September 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 318,215
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005–2007 Impreza, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 04V473000
- Reported
- October 1, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Vehicle speed control: cables
- Campaign
- 04V128000
- Reported
- March 16, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 127,580
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Impreza, 2 other models
2004 Subaru Impreza complaints by year
NHTSA has received 96 owner complaints about the 2004 Subaru Impreza, the newest on April 3, 2025. Of these, 7 describe a crash (7%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Subaru Impreza, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (25%), followed by the suspension (18%) and the air bags (15%).
1 of the 2004 Subaru Impreza's 8 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2004 Subaru Impreza owners gave the mileage (72 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System24
- Suspension17
- Air Bags14
- Fuel System, Gasoline13
- Power Train9
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Subaru Impreza peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 16. 38% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Subaru Impreza drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Subaru Impreza year in the same window: 10th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 96 complaints about the 2004 Subaru Impreza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Impreza by model year
Other 2004 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: April 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted