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2003 Subaru Baja rust / corrosion reports

6 NHTSA complaints describe rust, corrosion and paint failures on the 2003 Subaru Baja — roughly 16% of all complaints for this model year.

6
Rust / corrosion reports
16%
share of complaints
28,875 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Rust / corrosion in other Baja years

2006 Baja5
Baja rust / corrosion by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2003 Subaru Baja report before drawing conclusions.