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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2007 Subaru Impreza Recalls

The 2007 Subaru Impreza has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Subaru Impreza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
9

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
68

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
6

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2007 Subaru Impreza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

9 recalls on the 2007 Subaru Impreza

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, 2008–2011 Impreza, 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, 2008–2011 Impreza, 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, 2008–2011 Impreza, 6 other models

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

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V026000
Reported
January 11, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 69,529
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2006, 2008–2009 Impreza, 5 other models

17V026000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V014000
Reported
January 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 53,480
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2006, 2008–2011 Impreza, 6 other models

17V014000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V016000
Reported
January 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 62,764
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2006, 2008 Impreza, 3 other models

17V016000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
16V358000
Reported
May 25, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 302,127
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2006, 2008–2011 Impreza, 6 other models

16V358000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
16V359000
Reported
May 25, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 146,010
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2006, 2008 Impreza, 5 other models

16V359000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2002–2006 Impreza, 2 other models

11V464000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2007 Subaru Impreza complaints by year

NHTSA has received 68 owner complaints about the 2007 Subaru Impreza, the newest on February 22, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (9%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.

In complaints about the 2007 Subaru Impreza, the component group named most often is the air bags (40%), followed by the engine (12%) and the power train (12%).

8 of the 2007 Subaru Impreza's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2007 Subaru Impreza owners gave the mileage (40 complaints), the median was 49,780 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags27
  • Engine8
  • Power Train8
  • Electrical System7
  • Engine And Engine Cooling5
  • Service Brakes5

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2007 Subaru Impreza received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20077
20088
20092
20101
20111
20124
20134
20143
20152
201616
201712
20183
20191
20201
20221
20231
20261

Complaints about the 2007 Subaru Impreza peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 16. 26% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Subaru Impreza drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Subaru Impreza year in the same window: 19th highest of the 22 ranked years.

Subaru Impreza years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 4/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 68 complaints about the 2007 Subaru Impreza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Subaru Impreza by model year

Other 2007 Subaru models

Newest record on this page: February 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted