2014 Subaru WRX STI
Complaints about this year name off far more often than the model's other years — 31% of them, about 79× the usual rate of 0.4%.
| Complaints filed | 105 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 3 |
| Involving a crash | 16 |
| Recalls | 2 |
Also unusual this year
- seat — 30% of complaints, 74× usual
- light — 25% of complaints, 62× usual
- subaru impreza — 24% of complaints, 60× usual
What owners wrote
Airbag notification light sometimes turns to off even when a passenger is in passenger seat. This causes me great concern as if I were in an accident would my passenger be protected? Looks like Subaru issued a recall for the 2012 model but not for the 2014 mod…
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHTS TURNS OFF AFTER SOME TIME DRIVING WITH A 200 LB PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT STARTS OFF ON AND TURNS OFF MEANING THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. SUBARU DEALER REVIEWED PROBLEM AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG EXCEPT FOR SOME…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 14V311000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Fixed free of charge.
- 14V830000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Subaru WRX STI was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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