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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2021 Subaru Impreza Recalls

The 2021 Subaru Impreza has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 30, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Subaru Impreza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
14

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2021 Subaru Impreza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2021 Subaru Impreza

Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm

Campaign
21V675000
Reported
August 30, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 802
Risk NHTSA names
crash
NHTSA advisory
do not drive until repaired
Same campaign
only the 2021 Subaru Impreza

21V675000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: shift linkage/cable/rod

Campaign
21V024000
Reported
January 26, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 383
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

21V024000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2021 Subaru Impreza complaints by year

NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2021 Subaru Impreza, the newest on September 10, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2021 Subaru Impreza, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (21%), followed by the visibility/wiper (21%) and the steering (14%).

None of the 2021 Subaru Impreza's 2 recalls concerns the forward collision avoidance.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Forward Collision Avoidance3
  • Visibility/Wiper3
  • Steering2
  • Tires2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Vehicle Speed Control2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2021 Subaru Impreza received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20215
20226
20232
20241

Complaints about the 2021 Subaru Impreza peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 6. 100% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Subaru Impreza drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Subaru Impreza year in the same window: 21st highest of the 22 ranked years.

That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Subaru Impreza years.

Subaru Impreza years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 14 complaints about the 2021 Subaru Impreza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Subaru Impreza by model year

Other 2021 Subaru models

Newest record on this page: September 10, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted