2016 Subaru Impreza: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2016 Subaru Impreza. The campaign is 19V149000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Feb 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch. NHTSA has 75 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of 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.
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
1 campaign. 1,303,530 units in total.
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: .
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
75 complaints, 108 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.
- 2016 Subaru Impreza
- All 2016 vehicles
| Component | 2016 Impreza | All 2016 vehicles | Impreza, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 175.9 | 110.2 | 65 | 19 |
| Electrical System | 129.6 | 116.2 | 68.5 | 14 |
| Power Train | 120.4 | 127.5 | 88.4 | 13 |
| Air Bags | 92.6 | 42.5 | 147.3 | 10 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 74.1 | 34.2 | 31.5 | 8 |
| Service Brakes | 55.6 | 54.2 | 38.1 | 6 |
| Steering | 46.3 | 66.3 | 23.4 | 5 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 37 | 18.5 | 58.1 | 4 |
| Structure | 37 | 47.2 | 37.8 | 4 |
| Exterior Lighting | 37 | 24.9 | 58.9 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 7
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 10 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.
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.
- 19900
- 19931
- 19941
- 19951
- 19960
- 19970
- 19980
- 19990
- 20000
- 20010
- 20026
- 20036
- 20048
- 20056
- 200610
- 20079
- 200814
- 200914
- 201015
- 201114
- 20126
- 20134
- 20143
- 20152
- 20161
- 20177
- 20185
- 20195
- 20201
- 20212
- 20221
- 20232
- 20242
- 20250
- 20260
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2016 Subaru ImprezaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2016 Subaru Impreza: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/subaru/impreza/2016/. 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.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Subaru Impreza?
- 1,303,530 units in 1 campaign. 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. 1 of them names the 2016 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Subaru Impreza name most often?
- Unknown or Other: 19 of 108 component mentions, or 175.9 per 1,000. For all 2016 vehicles the figure is 110.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Subaru Impreza open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.