Consumer reports says Subarus reliable, WRX not so much - Page 3

Stanley · 01-31-2013, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Kentrik

The only reason I can think of that the WRX isn't that reliable is because people mod the crap out of them.

Meh-my stock WRX had to have two wheel bearings replaced, tons of warranty work prior to that and the head gasket blew at 105K miles. Not terribly reliable...

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mrkyle3 · 01-31-2013, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by rexspeedworthy

Too many people mod the Wrx ,and mod it Wrong,blow a motor, or burn a clutch out ect...then put it back to stock,and then sometimes get warranty work okd on it. This reflects as a Subaru quality issue. Most sti owners have more money, and understand you have to pay to play. They fix their own mistakes, and cr is none the wiser. Regular impreza, well my mom drives one, never over 3k lol.

I believe you have trisomy 21.

rexspeedworthy · 01-31-2013, 07:50 PM

Why would you say something like that? Did you just learn that word? Anyways, I've read many a thread where this happens, then posts get edited away. People try and get the dealer to fix their mistakes.

mpristave · 02-01-2013, 06:52 AM

20k miles, indicator failure on the driver side, no other issues so far.

Decipher · 02-01-2013, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by rexspeedworthy

Too many people mod the Wrx ,and mod it Wrong,blow a motor, or burn a clutch out ect...then put it back to stock,and then sometimes get warranty work okd on it. This reflects as a Subaru quality issue. Most sti owners have more money, and understand you have to pay to play. They fix their own mistakes, and cr is none the wiser. Regular impreza, well my mom drives one, never over 3k lol.

This is such a grossly generalized statement! "The lesser, more immature WRX owners regularly mod wrong and scam Subaru. The more sophisticated, higher class STI owner knows their car and fixes it themselves without scamming."

I understand your intent, but I've seen way more STIs that are riced out, raced out, and plain abused than I see WRXs. I think the fail rate for both are generally equal, except for the ringland failures, which I see more in the STI.

p951951951t · 02-01-2013, 07:51 AM

Turbocharged cars with greater power are almost always going to be less reliable than their counterparts. It is what it is.

aeoporta · 02-01-2013, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by p951951951t

Turbocharged cars with greater power are almost always going to be less reliable than their counterparts. It is what it is.

+1
most ppl unfortunately buy vehicles without even taking into account that performance cars WILL cost more and have things that go wrong that the regular version doesn't. Also they try to cheap out on routine maintenance and that can have very bad consequences.

Decipher · 02-01-2013, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by p951951951t

Turbocharged cars with greater power are almost always going to be less reliable than their counterparts. It is what it is.

This is, quite simply, the truth. Anyone who thinks otherwise is fooling themselves. It's not to say you can't still have a reliable car, but the less moving parts involved, the better.

rexspeedworthy · 02-01-2013, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Decipher

This is such a grossly generalized statement! "The lesser, more immature WRX owners regularly mod wrong and scam Subaru. The more sophisticated, higher class STI owner knows their car and fixes it themselves without scamming."

I understand your intent, but I've seen way more STIs that are riced out, raced out, and plain abused than I see WRXs. I think the fail rate for both are generally equal, except for the ringland failures, which I see more in the STI.

I may be wrong, but we all are just speculating. I'm going off info that I personally read and see on several Subaru forum sites.

yellow01tj · 02-01-2013, 02:09 PM

I can agree with this, although it might be said that since the wrx is a "performance" model, people are more inclined to rag on them

heavyD · 02-01-2013, 02:28 PM

Subaru replaces a lot of engines compared to other manufacturers especially since 2009 which is coincidentally when the WRX dropped to below average reliability. It probably started with the bearing issue of hundreds of WRX's manufactured in August 2008 and the lean factory tune of 2008+ STI's (many owners have reported at IWSTI failed stock engines and there seems to be no correlation between babied stock or tuned as you either get a good engine or you don't). Also WRX owners are probably more anal about their cars than people that simply use their garden variety Imprezas as nothing more than grocery getters. Which means that more owners likely take their cars in for the crappy paint, squeaks and rattles, etc.

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01-31-2013, 07:50 PM	#53
rexspeedworthy Scooby Specialist Member#: 26965 Join Date: Oct 2002 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Independence, KY Vehicle: 2011 WRX DarkGray	Why would you say something like that? Did you just learn that word? Anyways, I've read many a thread where this happens, then posts get edited away. People try and get the dealer to fix their mistakes.

02-01-2013, 06:52 AM	#54
mpristave Scooby Newbie Member#: 284761 Join Date: Jun 2011 Vehicle: 2012 WRX	20k miles, indicator failure on the driver side, no other issues so far.

02-01-2013, 07:51 AM	#56
p951951951t Scooby Newbie Member#: 276541 Join Date: Mar 2011 Chapter/Region: South East Location: North Georgia Vehicle: 2008 STi Snow	Turbocharged cars with greater power are almost always going to be less reliable than their counterparts. It is what it is.

02-01-2013, 02:09 PM	#60
yellow01tj Scooby Newbie Member#: 345630 Join Date: Feb 2013	I can agree with this, although it might be said that since the wrx is a "performance" model, people are more inclined to rag on them

02-01-2013, 02:28 PM	#61
heavyD Scooby Specialist Member#: 194216 Join Date: Nov 2008 Chapter/Region: W. Canada Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Vehicle: 2013 STI Sport-tech	Subaru replaces a lot of engines compared to other manufacturers especially since 2009 which is coincidentally when the WRX dropped to below average reliability. It probably started with the bearing issue of hundreds of WRX's manufactured in August 2008 and the lean factory tune of 2008+ STI's (many owners have reported at IWSTI failed stock engines and there seems to be no correlation between babied stock or tuned as you either get a good engine or you don't). Also WRX owners are probably more anal about their cars than people that simply use their garden variety Imprezas as nothing more than grocery getters. Which means that more owners likely take their cars in for the crappy paint, squeaks and rattles, etc.