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Subaru BRZ years to avoid?
The official records cannot justify a blanket avoid list. Higher complaint volume is not a reliability score. Compare the recorded complaint themes and recall evidence before you check a specific VIN.
What the stored evidence shows
What should you compare between BRZ model years?
The stored BRZ snapshot contains 64 complaints for 2013 and ten for 2022. Engine is the largest complaint component label in both years. The recall projection lists two campaigns for 2013 and one for 2022. The EPA configuration ranges are 24–28 combined MPG for 2013 and 22–25 MPG for 2022; compare the exact configuration rather than assuming every car achieves the top of the range. The complaint counts do not account for the years’ different ages or vehicle populations, so they cannot establish a reliability improvement.
Next step: Open the individual year dossiers, identify the exact configuration and check current recall applicability by VIN.
Historical snapshot: complaint/EPA comparison generated ; recall projection generated . These summaries do not establish current recall status. Sources and methods.
Do not read this as an avoid list.
Older and higher-selling years usually accumulate more reports. A low count can mean a newer or rarer car—not a safer one.
Use these signals to form questions, not a buying verdict. Compare the complete year matrix, read the underlying complaint themes, check whether recall repairs were completed and arrange an independent inspection. Condition, maintenance history, mileage and exact specification can matter more than the model-year total alone.
64 indexed complaints; 2 recall campaigns in the snapshot.
Reported components: engine, unknown or other, electrical system. These are complaint labels, not confirmed defects.
Open the 2013 dossier →02 · Investigate202210 indexed complaints; 1 recall campaign in the snapshot.
Reported components: engine, exterior lighting, fuel/propulsion system. These are complaint labels, not confirmed defects.
Open the 2022 dossier →03 · Investigate20177 indexed complaints; recall count not available in this snapshot.
Reported components: unknown or other, air bags, electrical system. These are complaint labels, not confirmed defects.
Open the 2017 dossier →Complaint comparison generated ; recall projection generated . Missing counts are not zero. These are dated snapshots; use the official VIN lookup for current recall status.
Confirm against the official NHTSA recall search. Best year? · Full matrix · Recalls