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2013 Subaru WRX problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

7 owner complaints analyzed

11 distinct recall campaigns

10,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2013 model year. Data snapshot: . 7 complaints include usable failure mileage.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 6 of 7 complaints (85.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting342.9%
Engine operation228.6%
Braking behavior114.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train
6
Service Brakes
2
Engine
1
Structure:Body
1
Unknown Or Other
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train6
Service Brakes2
Engine1
Structure:Body1
Unknown Or Other1

Power Train: 6; Service Brakes: 2; Engine: 1; Structure:Body: 1; Unknown Or Other: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
4
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
2
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0004
25,000 to 49,9991
50,000 to 74,9992
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 4; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 2; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (4). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2014
3
2015
1
2016
2
2018
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20143
20151
20162
20181

2014: 3; 2015: 1; 2016: 2; 2018: 1

Pattern summary

Power Train leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 3 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 2 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10576207 · 2014-04-01 (April 1, 2014)

THE CLUTCH FIREWALL WELDS HAVE BROKEN LOOSE, CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO FEEL SOFT AND FLEX. OVER TIME THIS WILL BECOME A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE RESULTING IN AN INOPERABLE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 7,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10576207 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10910647 · 2016-09-29 (September 29, 2016)

THE CLUTCH PEDAL ON MY 2013 WRX MAKES A LOUD CREAKING NOISE EVERY TIME IT'S DEPRESSED. WHEN I INVESTIGATED THE NOISE, I NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET ASSEMBLY (ATTACHED TO THE FORWARD FIREWALL) SHIFTS APPROX 1/4 INCH EVERY TIME THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. I FOUND THAT THE THREE SPOT WELDS SECURING THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET TO THE FORWARD FIREWALL COULD BE BROKEN. FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE FIREWALL, JUST UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, I SAW THE SPOT WELDS PULLING AWAY FROM THE FIREWALL EVERY TIME THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS…

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10910647 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10853049 · 2016-04-02 (April 2, 2016)

BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT CLUTCH FAILED AFTER 500 MILES. REPLACED AT NO COST, BUT DEALER ACCUSED 76-YEAR-OLD DRIVER OF BURNING RUBBER. SECOND CLUTCH GOOD, BUT STILL ENGAGES VERY HIGH AND QUICK. FREQUENT STALLS RESULT.

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10853049 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11144668 · 2018-11-01 (November 1, 2018)

CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING (AKA THROW OUT BEARING) IN THE VEHICLE PREMATURELY WEARS OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. MY WRX MADE SQUEAKY NOISE IN THE COLD MORNING, BUT DISAPPEARS IN AFTERNOON. IT JUST COMES AND GOES, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NOISE AT FIRST. FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND AS SOON AS I STEPPED ON MY CLUTCH, I FELT SOME GRINDING NOISE, AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM MY FRONT HOOD. MY CLUTCH WAS NOT ENGAGING ANYMORE AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO CRUISE AND PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 61,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11144668 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10608211 · 2014-07-04 (July 4, 2014)

DRIVING EAST BOUND ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY NEAR EXIT 38 IN THE LEFT LANE, SUDDENLY TRAFFIC WAS BECOMING A DEAD STOP AGAIN AND I PRESSED DOWN ON THE FOOT BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED SO I HIT IT AGAIN AND LOOKED TO MAKE SURE I HAD HIT THE CORRECT PEDAL AND THEN AT THE LAST SECOND PULLED THE E-BRAKE BEFORE THE COLLISION DOING ABOUT 35 MPH. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 10,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10608211 at NHTSA ↗