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2009 Subaru Impreza engine problems

The 2009 Subaru Impreza has 20 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

20

Engine complaints

13%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Impreza engine complaints by model year76 complaints1995: 7 complaints1996: 2 complaints1997: 1 complaints1998: 8 complaints1999: 1 complaints2000: 3 complaints2002: 23 complaints2003: 5 complaints2004: 6 complaints2005: 8 complaints2006: 12 complaints2007: 13 complaints2008: 28 complaints2009: 20 complaints2010: 10 complaints2011: 6 complaints2012: 56 complaints2013: 76 complaints2014: 20 complaints2015: 11 complaints2016: 3 complaints2017: 14 complaints2018: 11 complaints2019: 8 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Impreza engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I HAVE A PRETTY BAD OIL LEAK. MECHANIC SAID IT'S A FAILED HEAD GASKET. HE DID TELL ME THAT MY CAR IS TOO NEW WITH A LOWER THAN AVERAGE MILEAGE FOR IT TO HAVE FAILED THE WAY IT DID. HE ACTUALLY TOLD ME TO COMPLAIN TO YOU GUYS AND ALSO FIGHT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND SUBARU OF NORTH AMERICA BECAUSE I…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 19, 2017

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2009 Subaru Impreza have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2009 Subaru Impreza engine — 13% 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.