NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Subaru WRX Recalls
The 2008 Subaru WRX has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Subaru WRX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 65
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2008 Subaru WRX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2008 Subaru WRX
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, 2009–2014 WRX, 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 2004–2006, 2009–2014 WRX, 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 2004–2006, 2009–2014 WRX, 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 2009–2014 WRX, 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 2009–2014 WRX, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 14V830000
- Reported
- December 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,064
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2014 WRX, 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 2009–2014 WRX, 5 other models
2008 Subaru WRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 65 owner complaints about the 2008 Subaru WRX, the newest on April 2, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2008 Subaru WRX, the component group named most often is the power train (74%), followed by the structure (40%) and the service brakes (37%).
None of the 2008 Subaru WRX's 7 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2008 Subaru WRX owners gave the mileage (61 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train48
- Structure26
- Service Brakes24
- Unknown Or Other10
- Vehicle Speed Control4
- Engine2
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2008 Subaru WRX peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 18. 0% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 65 complaints about the 2008 Subaru WRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru WRX by model year
Other 2008 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: January 2, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted