NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Subaru Impreza Recalls
The 2011 Subaru Impreza has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Subaru Impreza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 58
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2011 Subaru Impreza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2011 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 2004–2010 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 2004–2010 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 2004–2010 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 2008–2010 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 2008–2010, 2012–2016 Impreza, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V007000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Impreza, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V008000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 330,120
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Impreza, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V009000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 452,630
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Impreza, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V012000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,179
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 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 2006–2010 Impreza, 6 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 16V738000
- Reported
- October 13, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100,127
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010, 2012–2014 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 2006–2010 Impreza, 6 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 14V830000
- Reported
- December 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,064
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010 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 2008–2010 Impreza, 5 other models
2011 Subaru Impreza complaints by year
NHTSA has received 58 owner complaints about the 2011 Subaru Impreza, the newest on October 6, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (9%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Subaru Impreza, the component group named most often is the air bags (29%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the fuel/propulsion system (10%).
9 of the 2011 Subaru Impreza's 14 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2011 Subaru Impreza owners gave the mileage (36 complaints), the median was 38,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags17
- Electrical System9
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Power Train6
- Service Brakes5
- Unknown Or Other5
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2011 Subaru Impreza peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 11. 34% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Subaru Impreza drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Subaru Impreza year in the same window: 15th highest of the 22 ranked years.
The 58 complaints about the 2011 Subaru Impreza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Impreza by model year
Other 2011 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: October 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted