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1993 Subaru Impreza

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1993 Subaru Impreza do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 56.

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33Owner complaints

Model-year median: 56

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Visibility
13Air Bags
11Fuel System, Gasoline
4Power Train
3Electrical System
2
All reported categories
Fuel System, Other
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Seat Belts
1Structure
1Suspension
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 3 of 33 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Visibility. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

8 crash reports0 fire reports7 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

11 reports
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124,555 miles · Nov 28, 2004
Air BagsCrashInjury

WE JUST PURCHASED A 1993 SUBARU IMPREZA 4 DOOR SEDAN. YESTERDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2004 WHILE WE WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE WERE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, OUR SUBARU WAS PROPELLED 5-15 FEET. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. MY WIFE AN I REQUIRED EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATT…

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WE JUST PURCHASED A 1993 SUBARU IMPREZA 4 DOOR SEDAN. YESTERDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2004 WHILE WE WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE WERE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, OUR SUBARU WAS PROPELLED 5-15 FEET. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. MY WIFE AN I REQUIRED EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION. I JUST NOTICED THAT NHTSA ISSUED A RECALL ON DEFECTIVE SUBARU AIRBAGS IN 1994, BUT THERE ISN'T EVEN AN OPTION TO SEARCH FOR A SUBARU PROBLEMS IN 1993. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10100633

Mileage unknown · Jan 16, 2001
Air Bags

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE WENT UP ON CURVE, AND WHEN COMING DOWN BOTTOM OF CURVE. TOW HOOK CAME DOWN ON CURVE, AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER STATED THAT AIRBAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. THERES A RECALL ON 1997 VEHICLE FOR SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT FOR 1996 VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #878216

Mileage unknown · Jun 7, 2000
Air BagsCrashInjury

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS ENTERING THE INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT IT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IN REAR. VEHICLE SPUN AROUND & STOPPED. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. DRIVER TREATED AT EMERGENCY ROOM FOR INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #863156

Mileage unknown · Aug 24, 1999
Air BagsInjury

WHILE DRIVING 15MPH TIRE HIT A CURB AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ON LATER MODELS. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #845764

Mileage unknown · Aug 27, 1997
Air BagsCrash

OWNER HIT A CAR FROM BEHIND AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. HE DID APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR STILL HIT THE REAR OF THE OTHER CAR.

NHTSA ODI #815750

Mileage unknown · Apr 3, 1997
Air BagsSeat Belts

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

NHTSA ODI #516200

Mileage unknown · Feb 6, 1996
Air BagsCrash

DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE IN ACCIDENT. *DSH

NHTSA ODI #501349

Mileage unknown · Dec 11, 1995
Air BagsCrashInjury

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.

NHTSA ODI #514014

Mileage unknown · Oct 4, 1995
Air BagsInjury

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED . TT A TOW HOOK LOCATED ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PARKING LOT CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, DEALER INITALLY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THE DEPLOYMENT WAS ACCIDENT RELATED, THEY ALSO REFUSED TO AAUME ANY FIN…

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CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED . TT A TOW HOOK LOCATED ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PARKING LOT CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, DEALER INITALLY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THE DEPLOYMENT WAS ACCIDENT RELATED, THEY ALSO REFUSED TO AAUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT ONE OF THE SENSORS LOCATED ABOVE THE TOW HOOK WAS MORE SENISTIVE THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.*JB

NHTSA ODI #972894

Mileage unknown · Jan 6, 1995
Air BagsCrashInjury

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON A HEAD ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. TT

NHTSA ODI #958366

Official recalls

1

93V072000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap

Apr 27, 1993

THE FUEL FILLER SYSTEM DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE LEAKAGE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY".

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: LEAKING FUEL CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCEOF IGNITION.

Remedy: A MODIFIED REPLACEMENT FUEL VENT PIPE WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE FUEL FILLER SYSTEM TO REDUCE LEAKING.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.