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2012 Subaru Impreza transmission problems

The 2012 Subaru Impreza has 26 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

26

Transmission complaints

8%

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

“GAS PEDAL IS ULTRASENSITIVE LEADING TO SURGING AT LOW SPEED. HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED MANEUVERING IN PARKING LOT. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. YOU WILL FIND MANY DISCUSSIONS ON THE WEB IF YOU SEARCH FOR "SUBARU SENSITIVE GAS PEDAL, A GENERALLY KNOWN ISSUE. FIND MANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · January 15, 2014

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2012 Subaru Impreza have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2012 Subaru Impreza transmission — 8% 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.