NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Subaru Impreza Recalls
The 2012 Subaru Impreza has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 28, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Subaru Impreza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 243
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Subaru Impreza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2012 Subaru Impreza
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 2008–2011, 2013–2016 Impreza, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 18V772000
- Reported
- November 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 165,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 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 2008–2011, 2013–2014 Impreza, 3 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 15V419000
- Reported
- July 1, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,348
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Subaru Impreza
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V061000
- Reported
- February 25, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,419
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Impreza, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 11V562000
- Reported
- November 29, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,685
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2012 Subaru Impreza complaints by year
NHTSA has received 243 owner complaints about the 2012 Subaru Impreza, the newest on September 11, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Subaru Impreza, the component group named most often is the air bags (43%), followed by the engine (23%) and the electrical system (12%).
1 of the 2012 Subaru Impreza's 6 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2012 Subaru Impreza owners gave the mileage (187 complaints), the median was 45,900 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags105
- Engine55
- Electrical System30
- Power Train26
- Seats15
- Service Brakes13
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 13 | |
| 2014 | 36 | |
| 2015 | 36 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 22 | |
| 2019 | 38 | |
| 2020 | 23 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Subaru Impreza peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 38. 41% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Subaru Impreza drew 3.5× the complaints of the median Subaru Impreza year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the Subaru Impreza years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 243 complaints about the 2012 Subaru Impreza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Impreza by model year
Other 2012 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: September 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted