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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Subaru WRX Recalls

The 2005 Subaru WRX has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 13, 2023.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Subaru WRX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
19

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2005 Subaru WRX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2005 Subaru WRX

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 2004 WRX, 1 other model

23V076000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2004, 2006, 2008–2014 WRX, 6 other models

20V001000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2004, 2006, 2008–2014 WRX, 6 other models

20V002000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2004, 2006, 2008–2014 WRX, 6 other models

20V003000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
06E060000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2002–2004, 2006 WRX, 12 other models

06E060000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2005 Subaru WRX complaints by year

NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2005 Subaru WRX, the newest on February 20, 2015.

In complaints about the 2005 Subaru WRX, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (32%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (26%) and the suspension (21%).

None of the 2005 Subaru WRX's 5 recalls concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

Where 2005 Subaru WRX owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 48,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Gasoline6
  • Fuel/Propulsion System5
  • Suspension4
  • Engine2
  • Engine And Engine Cooling2
  • Power Train2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Subaru WRX received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20073
20081
20092
20103
20111
20131
20145
20153

Complaints about the 2005 Subaru WRX peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 5. 21% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

The 19 complaints about the 2005 Subaru WRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Subaru WRX by model year

Other 2005 Subaru models

Newest record on this page: February 13, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted