NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Subaru BRZ Recalls
The 2013 Subaru BRZ has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 1, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Subaru BRZ. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 64
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2013 Subaru BRZ, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2013 Subaru BRZ
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 18V772000
- Reported
- November 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 165,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 12V254000
- Reported
- June 5, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,886
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Subaru BRZ
2013 Subaru BRZ complaints by year
NHTSA has received 64 owner complaints about the 2013 Subaru BRZ, the newest on July 22, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2013 Subaru BRZ, the component group named most often is the engine (73%), followed by the electrical system (5%) and the fuel/propulsion system (5%).
None of the 2013 Subaru BRZ's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2013 Subaru BRZ owners gave the mileage (53 complaints), the median was 52,400 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine47
- Unknown Or Other7
- Electrical System3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
- Visibility/Wiper3
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 28 | |
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Subaru BRZ peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 28. 19% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 64 complaints about the 2013 Subaru BRZ are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru BRZ by model year
Other 2013 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: July 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted