NHTSA Safety Recalls
2022 Subaru WRX Recalls
The 2022 Subaru WRX has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 23, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 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
- 25
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2022 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 2022 Subaru WRX
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 23V016000
- Reported
- January 23, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,615
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2022 Subaru WRX
2022 Subaru WRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 25 owner complaints about the 2022 Subaru WRX, the newest on July 10, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (12%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2022 Subaru WRX, the component group named most often is the engine (60%), followed by the power train (16%) and the electrical system (12%).
The 2022 Subaru WRX's only recall does not concern the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine15
- Unknown Or Other5
- Power Train4
- Electrical System3
- Air Bags2
- Forward Collision Avoidance2
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2022 Subaru WRX peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 18. 88% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2022 vehicles, the 2022 Subaru WRX drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Subaru WRX year in the same window: 7th highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2022 one of the three best-measured Subaru WRX years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 25 complaints about the 2022 Subaru WRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru WRX by model year
Other 2022 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: July 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted