Air Bag Problems of Subaru Impreza Wrx

Subaru Impreza Wrx owners have reported 22 air bag related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common air bag problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag (9 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag not deploy (8 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Subaru Impreza Wrx


Recently reported Air Bag problems of Subaru Impreza Wrx

The Air Bag problem

I was heading to work on a stretch of road. I was traveling at about 45-50mph. A car pulled out in front of me and we had an accident. The airbags in the older Subaru of the person who collided with me went off and mine did not. Surprisingly.   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Tl- the contact owns a 2020 Subaru wrx. The contact stated that while driving and attempted to slow down to exit the road, the brake did not slow the vehicle. The contact had to push the brake pedal harder than normal. There was no warning.   Read details...

The Air Bag Light On problem

Driving and on a turn between 35-40 mph my wrx freaked out. The dash light up like a christmas tree, the lane tracking along with the adaptive cruise control indicators flashed, and the dash said eyesight unavailable.   Read details...

The Side/window Air Bag problem

The front passenger door was slammed on my 2018 Subaru wrx. This caused all of the side airbags to deploy- including the airbag in the passenger seat. The vehicle was stopped with the engine on. There was no impact aside from the door being slammed from the outside. This occurred in a parking lot.   Read details...

The Air Bag On-off Switch problem

Driving car with passenger in cold weather (~0 degrees f) on city streets. After 10min of driving, passenger air bag light switched off, notifying me that passenger air bag was turned off while passenger was seated.   Read details...




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