VehicleVerdict

2008 Subaru Impreza transmission problems

The 2008 Subaru Impreza has 60 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 24% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

60

Transmission complaints

24%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Impreza transmission complaints by model year60 complaints1990: 1 complaints1993: 3 complaints1994: 3 complaints1995: 2 complaints1997: 5 complaints1998: 13 complaints1999: 4 complaints2000: 12 complaints2002: 26 complaints2003: 1 complaints2004: 11 complaints2005: 5 complaints2006: 7 complaints2007: 8 complaints2008: 60 complaints2009: 30 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 6 complaints2012: 26 complaints2013: 23 complaints2014: 9 complaints2015: 11 complaints2016: 13 complaints2017: 5 complaints2018: 4 complaints2019: 4 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 3 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Impreza transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE WELDED CLUTCH BRACKET BEHIND THE DASH BOARD BROKE, MAKING MY CLUTCH PEDAL USELESS AND MY MASTER CYLINDER FLEX FORWARD BADLY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND THIS IS A 14 HOUR LABOR JOB. ANY OTHER POWER TRAIN RELATED REPAIR WOULD BE EXPECTED AT THIS MILEAGE, BUT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · January 1, 2014

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2008 Subaru Impreza have?

NHTSA has 60 complaints about the 2008 Subaru Impreza transmission — 24% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.