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2015 Subaru WRX repairs by problem area
Engine (27%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (15%)
Brakes and Traction Control (4%)
Suspension and Steering (5%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (25%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (9%)
Other (13%)
Chart based on 106 repairs.
2015 Subaru WRX repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (3%)
$500 - $999 (6%)
$100 - $499 (9%)
< $100 (82%)
Chart based on 68 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2015 Subaru WRX 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 305hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD
| Subaru WRX in Kentucky, United States Nov 2017 - Nov 2021 | |||
| Dec 20178000 mi | The hill assist light on the dash is on. As embarrassed as I am to say, I bought the car like this. When I asked the sales rep about the light being on, he told me it meant the hill assist was "on". When I put my truck in 4WD a light come on the dash so I thought OK...I'm good with it being on. I was looking up something totally different in the owners manual and found if the light on the dash is on the hill assist is not functioning. I was pissed. Anyhow it doesn't impact driving the car so I thought I'd wait till the next 5K maintenance trip to have it fixed. If it is malfunctioning, it will be a warranty repair. | ||
| Nov 202147000 miUS $280 | Engine failed on the vehicle. Had to be totally rebuilt. Just about everything was replaced. Covered by Carmax warranty. An earlier failure two years ago was covered by the factory warranty. Got rid of car before end of extended warranty because of these unexplained failures. | ||
| Subaru WRX in British Columbia, Canada Aug 2014 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jul 201618900 mi | Connecting Rod on Cylinder 3 broke, engine grenaded and got a whole new Long Block crate-motor including clutch all covered under warranty. | ||
| Feb 202047120 miC $550 | The Steering Rack froze and cracked open in very cold weather, draining all of the fluid out. System then ran without fluid, causing the pump to also fail. Was mostly covered under extended warranty except for Wheel Alignment and the added cost to go up to OEM parts. | ||
| Subaru WRX in California, United States Feb 2016 - Jun 2017 | |||
| Aug 201615700 mi | Trim rattle at dash. Took three tries. Dealer scratched car! | ||
| Subaru WRX in California, United States Feb 2015 - Jul 2015 | |||
| Jul 20154000 mi | Clutch pedal makes loud clicking noise when depressed and released. Dealer diagnosed bad clutch MC. Part ordered and car returned for repair. Dealer discovered wrong part ordered. Correct part currently on order. The clutch master cylinder needed replacing. They replaced it but there was an issue with the replacement itself and the dealership actually ended up putting me in a new car as a gesture of good faith. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Virginia, United States Apr 2014 - Dec 2020 | |||
| Jun 20142000 mi | Gas door not opening, parts for TSB ordered. | ||
| Jul 20142700 mi | Rear differential was leaking. Overfilled at the factory, dealer drained to appropriate level. TSB performed to replace fuel door | ||
| Nov 20148600 mi | Fuel door was not opening properly. it was fix by a second TSB for this problem. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Indiana, United States Nov 2014 - Jun 2020 | |||
| Feb 202075000 miUS $1200 | Bad caliper needed replacement | ||
| Mar 202075000 mi | Bad wheel bearing Driver window would not always close. | ||
| Apr 202077000 miUS $150 | Suspension mount was leaking grease creating noise when coming to a stop | ||
| Subaru WRX in Texas, United States Apr 2014 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jun 20141000 mi | Headlight illumination sensor in the dashboard didn't sit flush. Replaced, now sits flush. | ||
| Aug 20141000 mi | TSB repair for trunk paint chipping and lateral movement. TSB repair for gas tank door not opening. | ||
| Mar 20151000 miUS $240 | Battery went dead and would not charge. Replaced battery myself. | ||
| Nov 20151000 mi | Battery discharged causing replacement. Second battery replacement since new. | ||
| Aug 20162000 mi | The dealer checked the charging system and found no problems. Parasitic draw on the system is draining the battery. | ||
| Sep 20162000 mi | The dealership checked the charging system and battery. No parts were replaced. All checked good. | ||
2015 Subaru WRX 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 268hp 2.0L H4 8-speed shiftable CVT AWD
| Subaru WRX in California, United States Nov 2014 - Jun 2024 | |||
| Aug 201724000 mi | CVT needed remapping to shift appropriately. | ||
| Jun 202142000 mi | Replaced transmission seal. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Arizona, United States Mar 2015 - Jun 2017 | |||
| Aug 201627000 mi | Battery fell below standards; would not start until charged; battery replaced under warranty. | ||
| Dec 201632000 mi | Correct package shelf rattle | ||
| Subaru WRX in South Carolina, United States Mar 2015 - Jun 2016 | |||
| Apr 20156500 mi | Rear seat was loose and was replaced under warranty. | ||
| Feb 201616000 mi | TSB: 12-189-15 Rattling Sound from Rear Package Shelf Area | ||
| Subaru WRX in California, United States Apr 2015 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Mar 201520000 mi | At 30K service, I'd noticed some oil seepage at the front differential and took it to dealer for closer look. Dye was added to try and pinpoint source of leak, and after driving ~6k miles, found that oil leak at CVT oil pump. Entire CVT was replaced, as manufacturer doesn't authorize dealer to service the assembly. Intermittent AC not blowing cold air. Looks like my AC issue is related to a known defect with some compressors within a certain date range. This was noted under TSB-10-84-16; dealer had me get s/n of compressor to confirm that it falls within the range. Compressor ordered and will bring in car for replacement. Intermittent starter issues which eventually lead to dead battery. Dealer ran battery diagnostics and identified it as faulty, and replaced under warranty | ||
| Aug 202095000 mi | 2nd replacement of CVT transmission. 1st replacement had fluid seepage, and had gasket replaced ~10K prior | ||
| Oct 202098000 miUS $300 | replaced right rear wheel bearing | ||
| Subaru WRX in New York, United States Feb 2015 - Jun 2017 | |||
| Feb 201731000 mi | OEM battery failing, not enough CCA to start the engine. Replaced the battery with higher CCA by dealer. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Maryland, United States Nov 2014 - Sep 2015 | |||
| Dec 20145000 mi | The front doors rattle, particularly the passenger door. Driver side not bad enough to warrant repair. They've tried fixing several times to no avail, so I got the dealer (Herb Gordon Silver Spring) to replace the door. | ||
| Sep 201516000 mi | Had to replace some tubing and the evaporator, which both had leaks in them. Cost me zero under warranty. | ||
| Subaru WRX in California, United States Jul 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Feb 201857000 mi | Dealer updated ECU to latest version to fix alternator not charging the battery properly | ||
| Subaru WRX in Hawaii, United States Nov 2014 - Oct 2017 | |||
| Mar 201616000 mi | Windshield washer reservoir not connected properly. Reseated and seems fine. | ||
| Jun 201618000 mi | AC blowing warm air. Needed to be recharged. Still blowing warm air. Went back in to fix windshield fluid reservoir that came apart. Was missing mounting screw. Came apart again. Break pedal makes squealing noise when depressed. Lubricated. Still makes noise. | ||
| Oct 201623300 mi | Finally TSB issued for faulty a/c compressor. Bluetooth still not working half the time. No software update. Dealer was to replace unit but probably still won't work. Bought aftermarket radio. | ||
| Nov 201624700 mi | Car wouldn't start. Told me oil dirty so won't start. Oh by the way got you new battery. | ||
2015 Subaru WRX 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 268hp 2.0L H4 6-speed manual AWD
| Subaru WRX in Texas, United States Nov 2019 - Sep 2020 | |||
| Jan 202047000 mi | Throw out bearing went bad about 2 weeks after purchasing the CPO car. Subaru covered half the cost. upstream 02 sensor was contaminated. when i purchased the car they cleaned engine bay and whatever cleaning agent they used contaminated the o2 sensor. | ||
| May 202048000 miUS $750 | compressor went bad. had to be replaced. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Quebec, Canada Feb 2015 - Oct 2017 | |||
| Mar 201736580 mi | Head of engine | ||
| Subaru WRX in Minnesota, United States Jan 2017 - Feb 2017 | |||
| Feb 201760000 mi | Steady CEL w/vehicle dynamics, hill-side assist, ABS indicators on, blinking cruise control light. Dealer determined issue to be VVT issue, recommended ECU replacement under 80k warranty. Put 1k miles after repair, then CEL returned. 1k miles after ECU replacement, CEL light returns with same surrounding indicators (vehicle dynamics, hillside assist, ABS, cruise control). Dealer states that passenger cam sprocket requires replacement. Vehicle still being repair after 7d Passenger-side cam sprocket replaced. CEL returned. Dealer states that they will now replace cam shaft and see if that is the fix. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Pennsylvania, United States Dec 2015 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Nov 201624900 miUS $80 | Noisy right rear wheel bearing replaced | ||
| Sep 201730000 miUS $16 | Intake valve cleaning. I believe this is an issue with all direct injected cars that do not have any Air/ Fuel mixture going by the intake valves. I removed my intake at 14K miles and saw the build up starting. I removed it with carb cleaner and small wire brushes. I used CRC intake valve cleaner into a central port on the intake at 20K miles. I'm a 30K now, so sometime around 40k I will remove the intake again and do a second manual cleaning with the CRC spray. | ||
| Jan 202265000 miUS $700 | Clutch slipped at 64000, updated assembly to factory 240mm clutch | ||
| Subaru WRX in South Carolina, United States May 2017 - Jun 2017 | |||
| Jun 201718000 mi | Radio replaced d/t Bluetooth failure | ||
| Subaru WRX in Maryland, United States Sep 2014 - Feb 2018 | |||
| Nov 201512400 miUS $113 | Very poor original equipment battery 425 cca I think. Car left me stranded numerous times after just sitting and eating in the car in good weather under lite battery loads. Replaced with after market 640cca battery. | ||
| Jan 201726000 miUS $250 | Poor paint job on steering wheel and trim around shifter. Only one thin coat of paint on silver colored plastic six speed shifter trim around shifter boot. Shifter trim scratches extremely easily while dusting. Subaru paid for new steering wheel and I will pay no more than $250 for shifter trim and boot installed. | ||
| Oct 201735130 mi | leaking front strut The driver's seat height adjustment was loose and sloppy since I had owned the car and I had notified Subaru of it a couple of years earlier. Subaru fully replaced seat bottom under warranty. | ||
| Subaru WRX in California, United States Mar 2015 - Feb 2018 | |||
| May 201737000 mi | Clutch center bearing replaced | ||
| Subaru WRX in Massachusetts, United States Oct 2014 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jan 201833000 mi | replaced a bad knock sensor | ||
| Subaru WRX in Texas, United States Dec 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jan 201823000 mi | The car has modifications that were installed by the previous owner that are currently being removed to return the car to the stock factory configuration. | ||
| Mar 201827000 mi | Check engine light came on. Turns out was a factory ecu update that needed to be applied. Was part of a previous service bulletin. | ||
| May 201831800 mi | Service recall for clutch, throw out bearing, and flywheel. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Texas, United States Apr 2015 - Apr 2017 | |||
| Apr 20158000 mi | The ecm had error code and gas tank wouldn't open. Dealer reprogramed ecm and gas tank was fixed. | ||
| Oct 201512000 mi | Car cut off and hesitated severely while driving. Needed a software update. | ||
| Jan 201614300 mi | Recall involving measuring compression and changing spark plugs. There was a also a software issue. | ||
| Apr 201724000 mi | The compressor stopped turning on, even when a/c was recharged. Subaru fixed it at no cost to me under my warranty. Compressor was replaced and problem was solved. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Oregon, United States Apr 2014 - Aug 2015 | |||
| Aug 20143600 mi | Car lost power, very rough idle, CEL came on solid. Undrivable until ignition was turned off and on. Pulled PO606 code, Module Process Integrity Fault. Reset ECU. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Virginia, United States May 2014 - Oct 2014 | |||
| Oct 201411000 mi | Gas door sticking. TSB released for fix. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Florida, United States Apr 2014 - May 2015 | |||
| Aug 20145000 mi | Paint chip appeared and rust was already there. Dealer determined repair to be covered under warranty. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Alberta, Canada Apr 2014 - Dec 2014 | |||
| Sep 201411160 mi | Trunk edges were retouched and foam tape attached. As far as I could tell, the truck edges were rubbing up against the body of the car when the car was in motion, which rubbed the paint off. New weather stripping and bump stops ordered. Fuel door becomes stuck and will not release. Needs to be pried open. New hinge on order. | ||
| Subaru WRX in New York, United States Mar 2014 - Oct 2015 | |||
| Nov 20146000 mi | Fuel door gets stuck Trip meter resets every few days(possibly when cold) Gas door hinge replaced | ||
| Subaru WRX in Wisconsin, United States Mar 2014 - Mar 2016 | |||
| Aug 20145000 mi | Fuel door sticking. Dealer greased the parts to make it work for now and is ordering a new fuel door assembly per internal Subaru TSB. | ||
| Feb 20159000 mi | Ecu problem. Car ran fine with reduced power but had CEL, no abs, no traction control, no cruise control. Dealer diagnosed and ordered me a new ECU - this solved the problem. | ||
| Mar 20159000 mi | Fuel door was replaced due to previous sticking issue. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Ontario, Canada Sep 2014 - Oct 2017 | |||
| Sep 201516120 mi | Occasional extended cranking on start up. ECU software was updated. | ||
| Oct 201737200 miC $2000 | Clutch replacement | ||
| Subaru WRX in Ontario, Canada Apr 2014 - Oct 2017 | |||
| Apr 20153100 mi | CEL P0016 code. Still at dealer waiting for parts | ||
| Subaru WRX in California, United States Apr 2015 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jul 20152700 mi | Rough idle dealer reset computer ecu did not fix problem. Complained after getting car deaker said idle was normal. | ||
| Jun 201619000 mi | TSB to replace clicking squeaking clutch pedal assembly. | ||
| Feb 201732000 mi | Tsb for noisy clutch Tsb for oil leak | ||
| May 201739000 mi | Throwing 2 CEL'S DEALER REFLASHED ECU. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Quebec, Canada Feb 2015 - Sep 2017 | |||
| Nov 201513300 mi | Car was pulling to the left when braking. Brake was jammed apparently. Rapidly fixed. | ||
| Sep 201721700 mi | squealing noise when de-clutching. Dealer opened transmission and resurfaced the flywheel. | ||
| Subaru WRX in California, United States Dec 2014 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Nov 201510100 mi | Car was brought in for vibration in clutch pedal. Diagnosis was a bad release bearing (aka throw out bearing). A somewhat common problem with the Subaru WRX. Bearing was replaced under warranty. | ||
| Dec 201511000 mi | Car brought back in for what sounded like a squealing belt. Was diagnosed as the release/throw out bearing AGAIN. Only 500 miles after it was first replaced. Subaru paid two payments, gave me a 7/100 warranty to compensate. Happy with Subaru. | ||
| Sep 201728000 mi | Battery died twice in one week. Replaced under warranty. | ||
| Jun 202052803 mi | Failed o ring caused compressor hose to leak in air conditioning system, flush and recharge, covered under warranty | ||
| Jul 202052864 mi | AC clutch in compressor system failed, replaced with new compressor assembly and O rings covered under warranty | ||
| Sep 202052752 mi | Check engine light P0301 (cylinder 1 misfire) and P1604 (low battery) diagnosed due to cylinder 1 ignition coil coming loose due to a missing bolt. Fixed quickly under warranty. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Pennsylvania, United States Apr 2015 - Dec 2016 | |||
| Sep 20157000 mi | Gas cap seal torn and replaced. Threw a gross evap code. | ||
| Oct 201622500 mi | Battery failed to start the car while parked at a grocery store, jumped by AAA. Drove to dealer, they tested the battery 3 times, it passed the first 2 test, failed, the third. Replaced under warranty. | ||
| Subaru WRX in New Jersey, United States Feb 2015 - Mar 2020 | |||
| Sep 20158000 mi | A/C was kinked when built and did not drain. Was a quick repair and dealer did a great job | ||
| Mar 201733000 mi | Car would not start. Battery was replaced. | ||
| Jul 201736000 mi | Minor noise when clutch depressed all the way to floor | ||
| Subaru WRX in California, United States May 2014 - Dec 2017 | |||
| Oct 20144300 mi | Erratic idle. Would randomly go from resting idle around 700 RPM to a sudden spike around 1k-1.5k RPM. Would occur while in neutral and coming to a stop (5-15 MPH). Rough idle at a stand still, while in neutral. While at a complete stop the engine will occasionally experience a rough idle, best described as a feeling like the car has been very lightly bumped. The sensation will lightly shake you. | ||
| Aug 201510900 mi | Erratic idle and predetonation. | ||
| Dec 201513000 mi | Acceleration hesitation and stutter upon full throttle. Reflash. | ||
| Subaru WRX in Louisiana, United States Feb 2016 - Feb 2017 | |||
| Jul 201619500 mi | Dealer replaced sound system head unit under warranty for a known Technical Service Bulletin Drivers side mirror loose, replaced side mirror under warranty | ||
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