2025 Subaru Impreza problems, complaints & recalls
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2025 Subaru Impreza, or 2.8 per year on the road — far fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.07, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 86 model-year 2025 vehicles we track, it ranks #3 of 86 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Subaru models its rate is 92% lower; against other Compact cars it is 87% lower.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Limited data: fewer than 30 complaints, so shares and indexes are unstable.
Complaints filed between 2025-09-02 and 2026-08-13. Median delay from incident to filing: 150 days.
Analysis
The previous model year (2024) drew 11.5 complaints per year, more than this one. The following model year (2026) drew 1.0 per year, fewer than this one.
The most common problem area is Transmission / powertrain (40.0% of complaints), followed by Engine (20.0%) and Driver-assist systems (20.0%). Transmission / powertrain complaints are 3.4 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 1 report (20.0%) describes a crash or fire; owners mention 0 injuries and 0 deaths.
4 complaints were filed in the last 12 months.
NHTSA lists no safety recalls for this model year.
Complaint index
- vs. all tracked vehicles0.07
- vs. other Subaru models0.08
- vs. other 2025 models0.06
- vs. other Compact cars0.13
- #3 of 86 · 2025Rankings ›
1.00 means the same rate as the comparison group. 2.00 means twice as many complaints per year on the road.
What owners complain about
vs. all vehicles: 1.00 = All-vehicle average
Problem areas: Body & structure · Lighting · Unspecified or other
When complaints were filed
- Crashes reported: 1
- Fires reported: 0
- Injuries: 0
- Deaths: 0
Vehicle age at incident
Median age at incident: 7 months
What owners report
The contact owns a 2025 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while their son was driving approximately 45 MPH, a loud pop sound came from the right side of the engine department, and then the steering wheel seized.
On three separate occasions between August 2025 and June 2026, my car engine revved continuously and noisily, and acceleration was sluggish at best.
The contact owns a 2025 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while driving at nighttime, the headlights failed to provide adequate illumination of the roadway ahead, reducing the driver's ability to see the roadway.
The contact owns a 2025 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the Transmission Failure Communication warning light illuminated.
So far I went to Herb Gordon Auto World in Silver Spring At least three times for the eyesight system that keeps malfunctioning and they said each time there's no codes and no sensor or system error light codes on.
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Segment peers · 2025 · Compact cars
| Models | Complaints | Complaints per year on the road | Complaint index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Subaru Impreza | 5 | 2.8 | 0.07 |
| 2025 Mazda Mazda3 | 8 | 4.5 | 0.11 |
| 2025 Toyota Prius | 18 | 10.1 | 0.25 |
| 2025 Volkswagen Jetta | 30 | 16.8 | 0.42 |
| 2025 Nissan Sentra | 31 | 17.3 | 0.43 |
| 2025 Hyundai Elantra | 34 | 19.0 | 0.47 |
| 2025 Toyota Corolla | 42 | 23.5 | 0.58 |
| 2025 Honda Civic | 98 | 54.8 | 1.36 |
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year.
Investigations
No NHTSA investigation covers the tracked model years.