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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2019 Subaru Impreza Recalls

The 2019 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 2019 Subaru Impreza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
194

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
6

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2019 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 2019 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 2017–2018 Impreza

22V624000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2018, 2020 Impreza, 7 other models

21V587000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: software

Campaign
21V264000
Reported
April 15, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 466,205
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2017–2018 Impreza, 1 other model

21V264000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
20V218000
Reported
April 16, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 188,207
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 3 other models

20V218000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: software

Campaign
19V743000
Reported
October 18, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 466,205
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2017–2018 Impreza, 1 other model

19V743000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2019 Subaru Impreza complaints by year

NHTSA has received 194 owner complaints about the 2019 Subaru Impreza, the newest on September 1, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.

In complaints about the 2019 Subaru Impreza, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (32%), followed by the visibility/wiper (28%) and the electrical system (10%).

1 of the 2019 Subaru Impreza's 5 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.

Where 2019 Subaru Impreza owners gave the mileage (66 complaints), the median was 11,400 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Exterior Lighting63
  • Visibility/Wiper55
  • Unknown Or Other26
  • Electrical System19
  • Engine8
  • Service Brakes8

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2019 Subaru Impreza received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201912
202026
202137
202218
202353
202429
202510
20269

Complaints about the 2019 Subaru Impreza peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 53. 48% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Subaru Impreza drew 2.9× the complaints of the median Subaru Impreza year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 22 ranked years.

That makes 2019 one of the Subaru Impreza years to avoid by our method.

Subaru Impreza years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 194 complaints about the 2019 Subaru Impreza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Subaru Impreza by model year

Other 2019 Subaru models

Newest record on this page: September 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted