NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Subaru WRX Recalls
The 2021 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 2021 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
- 13
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
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On a 2021 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 2021 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 2015–2020 WRX
2021 Subaru WRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2021 Subaru WRX, the newest on May 26, 2026.
In complaints about the 2021 Subaru WRX, the component group named most often is the power train (46%), followed by the engine (38%) and the electrical system (15%).
The 2021 Subaru WRX's only recall does not concern the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train6
- Engine5
- Electrical System2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Visibility/Wiper2
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2021 Subaru WRX peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 4. 62% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 13 complaints about the 2021 Subaru WRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru WRX by model year
Other 2021 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: May 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted