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Subaru WRX problems by year

580 complaints across 2 model years, 2002–2008. 2002 draws the most at 461; 2008 the fewest at 119.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

YearComplaintsTop reported systemCrashesFiresDeaths
2002 461most Fuel system, gasoline (59.7%) 20 2 0
2008 119 Power train (41.2%) 0 2 0