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2015 Subaru Impreza: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2015 Subaru Impreza. The newest campaign is 19V149000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Feb 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch. NHTSA has 77 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V149000, in the NHTSA record

Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake light switch, free of charge. The recall began April 15, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUE-90.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,375,240 units in total.

  1. 19V149000Received . 1,303,530 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Forester, 2008-2016 Impreza sedans, 2012-2016 Impreza station wagons, 2008-2014 WRX sedans (including STI), and 2013-2017 Crosstrek vehicles. Exposure to certain contaminants may cause the brake light switch to malfunction, preventing the brake lights from illuminating and also preventing keyless ignition vehicles from starting and CVT/automatic transmissions from being able to be shifted out of Park.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Brake lights that do not illuminate properly will not alert other drivers that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake light switch, free of charge. The recall began April 15, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUE-90.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WUE-90. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 15V366000Received . 71,710 units.

    Forward Collision Avoidance / Crash Imminent Braking

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015 Legacy vehicles manufactured March 10, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Outback vehicles manufactured February 24, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Impreza vehicles manufactured September 9, 2014, to April 14, 2015, XV Crosstrek vehicles manufactured October 16, 2014, to April 15, 2015, and 2016 WRX vehicles manufactured March 23, 2015, and equipped with the Eyesight Driver Assist System. If the switch that activates the brake lights fails, the automatic pre-collision braking component of the driver assist system will not function.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the automatic pre-collision braking system does not function as intended, the vehicle will not react to an obstacle in its path, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the driver assist system, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2015. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WQS-54.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WQS-54. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

77 complaints, 99 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2015 Subaru Impreza
  • All 2015 vehicles
2015 Subaru Impreza: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2015 ImprezaAll 2015 vehiclesImpreza, all yearsMentions
Electrical System202114.168.520
Unknown or Other141.41006514
Power Train111.1125.688.411
Engine101153.475.710
Air Bags90.956.3147.39
Vehicle Speed Control60.632.731.56
Steering60.663.923.46
Service Brakes40.460.938.14
Visibility/Wiper30.319.758.13
Structure30.341.137.83

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.

Complaints that report a crash
5
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
6 Apr 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2015 Subaru Impreza, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2018, with 13 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19900
  2. 19931
  3. 19941
  4. 19951
  5. 19960
  6. 19970
  7. 19980
  8. 19990
  9. 20000
  10. 20010
  11. 20026
  12. 20036
  13. 20048
  14. 20056
  15. 200610
  16. 20079
  17. 200814
  18. 200914
  19. 201015
  20. 201114
  21. 20126
  22. 20134
  23. 20143
  24. 20152
  25. 20161
  26. 20177
  27. 20185
  28. 20195
  29. 20201
  30. 20212
  31. 20221
  32. 20232
  33. 20242
  34. 20250
  35. 20260

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2015 Subaru Impreza: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/subaru/impreza/2015/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Subaru of America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Subaru Impreza?
1,375,240 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Subaru Impreza have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 53 recall campaigns for the Subaru Impreza, model years 1990 to 2026. 2 of them name the 2015 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Subaru Impreza name most often?
Electrical System: 20 of 99 component mentions, or 202 per 1,000. For all 2015 vehicles the figure is 114.1 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Subaru Impreza open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.