NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Subaru WRX Recalls
The 2013 Subaru WRX has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Subaru WRX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 7
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2013 Subaru WRX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2013 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, 2008–2012, 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, 2008–2012, 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, 2008–2012, 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 2008–2012, 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 2008–2012, 2014 WRX, 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 2010–2012, 2014 WRX, 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 2010–2012, 2014 WRX, 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 2010–2012, 2014 WRX, 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 2009–2012 WRX, 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 2008–2012, 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 2008–2012, 2014 WRX, 5 other models
2013 Subaru WRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2013 Subaru WRX, the newest on November 1, 2018. Of these, 1 describe a crash (14%).
In complaints about the 2013 Subaru WRX, the component group named most often is the power train (86%), followed by the service brakes (29%) and the engine (14%).
None of the 2013 Subaru WRX's 11 recalls concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train6
- Service Brakes2
- Engine1
- Structure1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Subaru WRX peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 3. 86% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 7 complaints about the 2013 Subaru WRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru WRX by model year
Other 2013 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: January 2, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted