Aug 27, 2024Electrical systemFire
The Seconary Air Injection pump stayed on for days. Burnt a hole in the side, relay possibly damaged, and now setting off other components and computers.
NHTSA ODI 11611157
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What 34 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Subaru WRX STI
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (34)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (10)Engine (9)Transmission & drivetrain (4)Brakes (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (2)Fuel system (2)Lights (2)Steering (2)Equipment (1)I Suspect The Car Seat IS Counterfeit (1)
2 of 34 complaints match · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Nov 15, 2018EngineCrashFire
FRONT END COLLISION VS DEER ON INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. 4-5 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. NO ONE WAS INJURED. WE ALL WERE OUT OF THE CAR AT THE TIME THE FIRE STARTED.
NHTSA ODI 11151840
Working with the data? Download all 34 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 21, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 Subaru WRX STI verdict →