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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2014 Subaru Impreza Recalls

The 2014 Subaru Impreza has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 28, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Subaru Impreza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
108

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
16

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2014 Subaru Impreza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2014 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 2008–2013, 2015–2016 Impreza, 3 other models

19V149000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Campaign
18V772000
Reported
November 1, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 165,534
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2012–2013 Impreza, 3 other models

18V772000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
16V738000
Reported
October 13, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 100,127
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2008–2013 Impreza, 3 other models

16V738000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2014 Subaru Impreza complaints by year

NHTSA has received 108 owner complaints about the 2014 Subaru Impreza, the newest on June 21, 2026. Of these, 16 describe a crash (15%); owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2014 Subaru Impreza, the component group named most often is the air bags (35%), followed by the engine (19%) and the electrical system (16%).

1 of the 2014 Subaru Impreza's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2014 Subaru Impreza owners gave the mileage (64 complaints), the median was 49,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags38
  • Engine20
  • Electrical System17
  • Power Train9
  • Unknown Or Other9
  • Structure8

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2014 Subaru Impreza received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201410
20157
20165
201710
20189
201916
202014
202111
20226
20239
20243
20256
20262

Complaints about the 2014 Subaru Impreza peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 16. 30% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Subaru Impreza drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Subaru Impreza year in the same window: 12th highest of the 22 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 5/5

The 108 complaints about the 2014 Subaru Impreza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Subaru Impreza by model year

Other 2014 Subaru models

Newest record on this page: June 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted