2011 Subaru Impreza air bags problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2011 Subaru Impreza — 30% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Takata recall, brake lamp switch failure. We live in a small alaskan bush town called dillingham that's not on the road system. We (myself and around 30+ other residents) have been trying to get subaru to send a technician out for 2 years now to fix our defective airbags. Just today we received a…”
filed May 6, 2019
“Takata recall: per the notification I received in the mail, I attempted to make an appointment as soon as possible to have the necessary work performed on my vehicle. The dealership was farrish subaru in fairfax, va. I scheduled my appointment last night for march 25. I received two emails today…”
filed Mar 18, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to…Campaign 20V002000 · Jan 2, 2020
- Virgin Islands or "Zone A." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators…Campaign 20V001000 · Jan 2, 2020
- Inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to…Campaign 20V003000 · Jan 2, 2020
- These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the…Campaign 19V008000 · Jan 9, 2019
- Virgin IslandsCampaign 19V007000 · Jan 9, 2019
- These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the…Campaign 19V009000 · Jan 9, 2019
Air Bags problems in other Impreza years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Impreza | 1 | 3% |
| 2020 Impreza | 3 | 4% |
| 2019 Impreza | 4 | 2% |
| 2018 Impreza | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 Impreza | 11 | 9% |
| 2016 Impreza | 8 | 11% |
| 2015 Impreza | 7 | 9% |
| 2014 Impreza | 38 | 35% |
| 2013 Impreza | 79 | 32% |
| 2012 Impreza | 105 | 43% |
| 2010 Impreza | 6 | 13% |
| 2009 Impreza | 12 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Subaru Impreza
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.