NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Subaru Impreza Recalls
The 2017 Subaru Impreza has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 12, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Subaru Impreza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 125
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Subaru Impreza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2017 Subaru Impreza
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 22V624000
- Reported
- August 12, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 188,397
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 Impreza
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 21V264000
- Reported
- April 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 466,205
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 Impreza, 1 other model
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 19V743000
- Reported
- October 18, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 466,205
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 Impreza, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 19V744000
- Reported
- October 17, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 205,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018 Impreza, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 19V745000
- Reported
- October 17, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 251
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Subaru Impreza
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 17V216000
- Reported
- March 29, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,131
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Subaru Impreza
Back over prevention: camera system
- Campaign
- 17V132000
- Reported
- March 2, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,567
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Subaru Impreza
2017 Subaru Impreza complaints by year
NHTSA has received 125 owner complaints about the 2017 Subaru Impreza, the newest on April 16, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (8%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Subaru Impreza, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (26%), followed by the visibility/wiper (20%) and the electrical system (17%).
1 of the 2017 Subaru Impreza's 7 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2017 Subaru Impreza owners gave the mileage (65 complaints), the median was 14,953 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting32
- Visibility/Wiper25
- Unknown Or Other22
- Electrical System21
- Engine14
- Air Bags11
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 17 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2017 Subaru Impreza peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 31. 49% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Subaru Impreza drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Subaru Impreza year in the same window: 6th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 125 complaints about the 2017 Subaru Impreza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2017 Subaru Impreza crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2017 Subaru Impreza: SW AWD and 4 DR AWD.
On the 2017 Subaru Impreza, the driver seat scored 4 stars in the frontal barrier test, the front passenger seat 5.
For the 2017 Subaru Impreza, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and forward collision warning and lane departure warning as an option. Forward collision warning became standard on the Impreza with the 2024 model year, 7 years after this one. Among 63 other 2017 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 8% had forward collision warning as standard.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2017 Subaru Impreza rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 9.5% (5 stars). Of the 20 Impreza years NHTSA rated from 2004 on, 1 had a lower risk, the 2024 the lowest at 9.3%. Of 62 other 2017 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 6 (10%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 10.7%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 11194, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2017 Subaru Impreza: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Subaru Impreza by model year
Other 2017 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: April 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted