1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2022 Subaru WRX. Owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Subaru dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2022 Subaru WRX. Check your WRX by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 25 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Subaru WRX, reporting 3 crashes, 1 fires. Subaru has issued at least 260 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Subaru WRX. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“My car was recently in a high speed crash with a curb. The axle broke immediately and no airbags deployed followed my the entire engine compartment catching fire.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11735928
“My son moved my car onto the driveway, stopped it with the foot brake with the manual transmission in neutral. The hill assist was activated, so when he got out of the car the brake held long enough for him to get out of the car and walk away before the brake released, about 2 seconds.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11587849
“The contact owns a 2022 Subaru WRX. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle was involved in a front-end collision; however, the air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that there were no illuminating lights.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11526677
“The car has randomly on multiple occasions failed to accelerate then jump forward hitting the rev limiter.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11749460
“Complaint Summary: I am filing a complaint regarding a potentially defective A/C compressor that is producing abnormal noise and may indicate premature failure.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11729568
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2022 Subaru WRX is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Subaru dealer.