FaultScore

Worst years for a Subaru BRZ

Owners have filed 130 complaints about the Subaru BRZ with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2024. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2013 Subaru BRZ

81 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2022 Subaru BRZ

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Subaru BRZ year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2024 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2023 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2022 A 12 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2020 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2019 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2018 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2017 C 10 1 1 Other & Unspecified
2016 5 3 0 Electrical System
2015 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2014 8 0 2 74,000 Engine & Cooling
2013 D 81 0 1 50,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Subaru BRZ

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 68 52.3%

Worst in 2013

Other & Unspecified 12 9.2%

Worst in 2013

Fuel & Propulsion 10 7.7%

Worst in 2013

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 3.8%

Worst in 2013

Electrical System 5 3.8%

Worst in 2013

Lights 5 3.8%

Worst in 2022

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 3.8%

Worst in 2013

Brakes 4 3.1%

Worst in 2013

Equipment & Accessories 3 2.3%

Worst in 2013

Airbags 2 1.5%

Worst in 2017

Body & Structure 2 1.5%

Worst in 2013

Suspension 2 1.5%

Worst in 2016

Wheels 2 1.5%

Worst in 2016

Seats 2 1.5%

Worst in 2013

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Subaru BRZ, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2012 peak 8 Aug 2026

Compare the Subaru BRZ

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.