2005 Subaru Impreza Problems

Typical for Model

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2005 Subaru Impreza.

20042006
Complaints
95
Crashes
17
Fires
1
Injuries
8
Fatalities
1
Recalls
10

Worst 2005 Subaru Impreza Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#111 complaints

AIR BAGS

Avg mileage:67,600 mi
Crash-related:2
#211 complaints

SUSPENSION

Avg mileage:116,100 mi
#39 complaints

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Avg mileage:78,666 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2005 Subaru Impreza.

AIR BAGS
11
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
67,600
SUSPENSION
11
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
116,100
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
9
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
78,666
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
8
complaints
Crashes
Fires
1
Avg Miles
87,113
ENGINE
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
85,390
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
77,745
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
42,500
SERVICE BRAKES
3
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
120,603
STEERING
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
79,520
SUSPENSION:REAR
3
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
6,967
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
complaints
Crashes
3
Fires
Avg Miles
100,833
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
100,000
POWER TRAIN
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
99,000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
4,500
TIRES
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
3,075
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
5,000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
46,263
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
20,000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
139,476
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
95,000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
365
PARKING BRAKE
1
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
21,307
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
9,000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
1
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
5,000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
6,000
SEAT BELTS
1
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
5,000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
1
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
5,000
STRUCTURE
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
120,000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
12,400

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Recalls for 2005 Subaru Impreza

10 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~1,746,335 vehicles.

23V076000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~130 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2004-2005 Impreza and WRX vehicles that received replacement front passenger air bag inflators under a previous recall. The replacement air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly.

23V076000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~130 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2004-2005 Impreza and WRX vehicles that received replacement front passenger air bag inflators under a previous recall. The replacement air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly.

20V001000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~258,813 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (STI included), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

20V001000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~258,813 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (STI included), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

20V003000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~111,562 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

20V003000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~111,562 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

20V002000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~127,547 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

20V002000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~127,547 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

15V323000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~432,016 affected

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Subaru Baja vehicles manufactured January 22, 2003, to July 21, 2004, 2004-2005 Impreza vehicles manufactured January 28, 2003, to May 31, 2005, 2003-2008 Subaru Legacy vehicles manufactured January 22, 2003, to May 2, 2008, 2003-2008 Subaru Outback vehicles manufactured February 18, 2003, to May 5, 2008, and 2005 Saab 9-2x vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, to March 17, 2005. The affected vehicles are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.

11V464000SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
~318,215 affected

SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2007 IMPREZA, MODEL YEAR 2003-2008 FORESTER, AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 SAAB 9-2X VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 THROUGH NOVEMBER 26, 2007 ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW JERSEY, OHIO, RHODE ISLAND, WEST VIRGINIA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY BREAK AT THE HANGER BRACKETS DUE TO CORROSION IF THE HANGER BRACKET IS EXPOSED TO SALTY AND HUMID ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS ROADS CONTAINING SNOW MELTING AGENT.

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