2019 Model Year

Subaru WRX

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
27
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Severe
0

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 2026

I'm driving down the road and unexpectedly the power steering completely goes out and the car is almost impossible to steer. When I shut the car off i...

Engine
Jan 2026

At 77,000 miles, my vehicle suffered a major failure where the #2 connecting rod and piston were destroyed, requiring a short block replacement. This...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jun 2025

There is what looks to be water spots inside the radio screen causing the radio to malfunction. After reading online this is happening to many cars my...

AIR BAGS,SEATS
Oct 2024

Mid-Drive the Airbag (SRS) light came on indicating here was a fault in the system. After some diagnostic testing it was determined that there was a f...

Engine
Oct 2024

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru WRX. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, there was an abnormal popping sound detected, and the engine seized. Ther...

Engine
Jun 2024

With 61,700 miles on the car the engine lost a rod bearing going around a sharp corner on and off ramp of interstate highway. If failure had caused bl...

Engine
Nov 2023

Engine failed while driving causing vehicle to stall

Electrical System
Jan 2023

There is a current drain (approximately 135mA) by the built-in telematics system (DCM) even when the car is completely powered off. The drain will dro...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Oct 2022

at random, the vehicle will shut down for a second and start back up without pressing the start button. usually occurs while using carplay but has occ...

Electrical System
Sep 2022

This vehicle has less than 20,000 miles on it and I’ve had the battery drain on me 3 different times from just leaving a door open with the car off wh...

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Summary

The 2019 Subaru WRX has 27 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Electrical System.

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