NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Subaru WRX Recalls
The 2017 Subaru WRX has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 21, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Subaru WRX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 53
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2017 Subaru WRX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2017 Subaru WRX
Exterior lighting: back up lights: switch
- Campaign
- 22V522000
- Reported
- July 21, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59,934
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016, 2018–2021 WRX
2017 Subaru WRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 53 owner complaints about the 2017 Subaru WRX, the newest on May 6, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (15%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Subaru WRX, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the engine (23%) and the power train (21%).
The 2017 Subaru WRX's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2017 Subaru WRX owners gave the mileage (33 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System14
- Engine12
- Power Train11
- Steering6
- Air Bags4
- Exterior Lighting4
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2017 Subaru WRX peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 10. 43% 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 WRX drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Subaru WRX year in the same window: 4th highest of the 9 ranked years.
The 53 complaints about the 2017 Subaru WRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru WRX by model year
Other 2017 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: May 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted