NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Subaru Impreza Recalls
The 2008 Subaru Impreza has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Subaru Impreza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 176
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Subaru Impreza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2008 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 2004–2007, 2009–2011 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 2004–2007, 2009–2011 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 2004–2007, 2009–2011 Impreza, 6 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 19V297000
- Reported
- April 11, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 511
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 Impreza, 5 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 19V149000
- Reported
- February 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,303,530
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2016 Impreza, 3 other models
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 2006–2007, 2009 Impreza, 5 other models
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 2006–2007, 2009–2011 Impreza, 6 other models
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 2006–2007 Impreza, 3 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 16V738000
- Reported
- October 13, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100,127
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2014 Impreza, 3 other models
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 2006–2007, 2009–2011 Impreza, 6 other models
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 2006–2007 Impreza, 5 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 14V830000
- Reported
- December 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,064
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 Impreza, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 14V311000
- Reported
- June 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 461,338
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 Impreza, 5 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 08V460000
- Reported
- September 11, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,715
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 09E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Impreza, 6 other models
2008 Subaru Impreza complaints by year
NHTSA has received 176 owner complaints about the 2008 Subaru Impreza, the newest on May 20, 2024. Of these, 9 describe a crash (5%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Subaru Impreza, the component group named most often is the power train (34%), followed by the air bags (21%) and the structure (14%).
8 of the 2008 Subaru Impreza's 15 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Subaru Impreza owners gave the mileage (134 complaints), the median was 47,800 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train59
- Air Bags37
- Structure24
- Visibility24
- Engine And Engine Cooling14
- Service Brakes14
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31 | |
| 2009 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 18 | |
| 2013 | 21 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Subaru Impreza peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 31. 39% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Subaru Impreza drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Subaru Impreza year in the same window: 5th highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2008 one of the Subaru Impreza years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 176 complaints about the 2008 Subaru Impreza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Impreza by model year
Other 2008 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: May 20, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted