NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Subaru Impreza Recalls
The 2018 Subaru Impreza has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 12, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Subaru Impreza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 151
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Subaru Impreza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2018 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 2017, 2019 Impreza
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 21V587000
- Reported
- July 29, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 175,968
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Impreza, 7 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 21V264000
- Reported
- April 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 466,205
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 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 2017, 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 2017 Impreza, 1 other model
2018 Subaru Impreza complaints by year
NHTSA has received 151 owner complaints about the 2018 Subaru Impreza, the newest on September 19, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2018 Subaru Impreza, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (42%), followed by the visibility/wiper (23%) and the electrical system (8%).
1 of the 2018 Subaru Impreza's 5 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2018 Subaru Impreza owners gave the mileage (51 complaints), the median was 18,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting64
- Visibility/Wiper34
- Unknown Or Other25
- Electrical System12
- Engine11
- Structure6
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 23 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2018 Subaru Impreza peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 52. 36% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Subaru Impreza drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Subaru Impreza year in the same window: 7th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 151 complaints about the 2018 Subaru Impreza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Impreza by model year
Other 2018 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: September 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted