NHTSA Safety Recalls
Subaru BRZ Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Subaru BRZ, across 4 model years from 2013 to 2022. The 2018 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (1).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2018
- Owner complaints
- 101
2013–2022, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 101 complaints with NHTSA about the Subaru BRZ across 11 model years; the most, 64, concern the 2013.
Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Subaru BRZ complaints (2%) and a fire on 3.
Across all Subaru BRZ model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 65 complaints), then the fuel/propulsion system (7).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Subaru BRZ in 2019: 30, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Subaru BRZ is fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Subaru BRZ recall, 23V609000, was reported on August 31, 2023 and concerns the exterior lighting: turn signal.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020 Subaru BRZ, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Subaru BRZ years to avoid
Too few Subaru BRZ model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 1 | 10 | 10 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 0 | 6 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 2 | 64 | 12 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Subaru BRZ years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Subaru BRZ
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL1
- VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES1
Subaru BRZ model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Subaru BRZ recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V609000August 31, 2023 | exterior lighting: turn signal | 2022 | crash | 8,915 |
| 21V587000July 29, 2021 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2018–2019 | crash | 175,968 |
| 18V935000December 31, 2018 | visibility: rearview mirrors/devices | 2018 | crash | 71,190 |
| 18V772000November 1, 2018 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2013 | crash | 165,534 |
| 12V254000June 5, 2012 | equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 2013 | crash and injury | 1,886 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Subaru BRZ. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted