NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Subaru WRX Recalls
The 2018 Subaru WRX has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 21, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Subaru WRX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 43
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2018 Subaru WRX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2018 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 2015–2017, 2019–2021 WRX
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 WRX, 7 other models
2018 Subaru WRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 43 owner complaints about the 2018 Subaru WRX, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (12%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Subaru WRX, the component group named most often is the engine (28%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the steering (16%).
None of the 2018 Subaru WRX's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2018 Subaru WRX owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 14,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine12
- Electrical System10
- Unknown Or Other8
- Steering7
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Power Train6
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2018 Subaru WRX peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 8. 49% 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 WRX drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Subaru WRX year in the same window: 5th highest of the 9 ranked years.
The 43 complaints about the 2018 Subaru WRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru WRX by model year
Other 2018 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted