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2022 Subaru WRX: raw data

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vehicle2022 / subaru / wrx
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-21)
complaints25 on file (2022-10-27 → 2026-07-10)
recalls1
investigations0
fars7 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Excess RTV sealant clogging engine oil pickupENGINE14 complaints2023-01 → 2025-01wrx-2022-rtv-oil-pickup-clog
  • 11499913 Oil pickup tube filled with bits of liquid gasket/RTV. Caused engine failure from oil starvation at under 4000 miles
  • 11501262 Excessive RTV used to seal engine and oil pan is clogging the oil pickup in the oil pan. Many 2022 Subaru WRX owners have had a technician take off the oil pan to inspect the oil pickup and inside the oil pan. They are finding lots of Grey RTV as well as black RTV
  • 11514936 The vehicle’s oil pan has seal is made up of RTV silicone and it seems an excessive amount was placed around the oil pan. I’ve noticed that this has caused some of the silicone sealant to chip off into the oil pan causing it to flow into the oil pick up
EyeSight automatic emergency braking false activationFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS2 complaints2023-01 → 2025-01wrx-2022-eyesight-false-aeb-activation
  • 11634566 During driving, especially when it is cold outside, the Subaru Eyesight Pre-Collision system (automatic emergency braking) can be triggered by exhaust smoke from a vehicle in front of it. The braking system can be falsely activated, which could cause your vehicle to be hit from…
  • 11505655 Infotaiment system goes to a blank screen periodicaly. Sound frm radio works but screen is balnk, no way to reset. Wifi updates are up to date. Whenthis happens it disables the eye sight camera causes a safety concern with automatic branking/collision
Air bag non-deployment in front-end collisionAIR BAGS2 complaints2023-06 → 2026-05wrx-2022-airbag-non-deployment
  • 11526677 The contact stated that while his wife was driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle was involved in a front-end collision; however, the air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that there were no illuminating lights. The contact stated that his wife sustained no injuries
  • 11735928 My car was recently in a high speed crash with a curb. The axle broke immediately and no airbags deployed followed my the entire engine compartment catching fire
Push-button start system unresponsive after stallELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE1 complaints2023-07 → 2023-07wrx-2022-pushbutton-start-freeze
  • 11530306 The electric pushbutton would not function. I have a standard transmission and I let the clutch out too soon by accident. It killed the engine but the electrical components stayed on, such as lights, interior dash gauge, air conditioning, radio, everything else functioned as if…
Intermittent acceleration failure and rev limiter surgeELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN1 complaints2026-07 → 2026-07wrx-2022-acceleration-rev-limiter-surge
  • 11749460 The car has randomly on multiple occasions failed to accelerate then jump forward hitting the rev limiter. This has happened while merging back into traffic including 55 mph roads creating concern for being rear ended and also concerns for hitting vehicles in front when the car…
A/C compressor abnormal noise at idleUNKNOWN OR OTHER1 complaints2026-04 → 2026-04wrx-2022-ac-compressor-noise
  • 11729568 My vehicle’s A/C compressor produces a loud, rhythmic “chugging” or knocking noise at idle when the A/C system is off. The noise is excessive and not consistent with normal operation. When the A/C is turned on, the noise changes but remains abnormally loud

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
252022-10-272026-07-1031ENGINE:15; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:5; POWER TRAIN:4; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3; AIR BAGS:2

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
23V01600023/01/2023EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUALSubaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2022 WRX vehicles equipped with the "Eyesight" feature. The owner's manual may contain incorrect instructions for adjusting the sensitivity of the High Beam Assist function. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."Incorrect instructions for adjusting the sensitivity of the High Beam Assist function contained in the owner's manual may cause the lights to not be adjusted as intended, increasing the risk of a crash.Subaru will mail an owner's manual insert containing the correct information, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 15, 2023. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRA-23.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-20247legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2022 Subaru WRX vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2022/subaru/wrx
@misc{wrenchpro_2022_subaru_wrx_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2022 Subaru WRX},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2022/subaru/wrx}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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