2019 Subaru Impreza · symptom sheet
Headlights too dim or fail
- 25owner reports
- 35,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report May 14, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
63 of the 194 complaints on this car are about the exterior lighting. 25 of those describe headlights. Only windshield is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 25 reports
Headlights on other Impreza years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2017.
What this problem usually is
Headlight complaints fall into two camps. In one, a headlight goes out, often more than once, or fills with moisture behind the lens. In the other, the lights work exactly as built and the owner still can't see the road at night because the beam is too dim or too short. Owners in that second camp often report a dealer telling them it's normal.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the headlight assembly (21 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the exterior lighting covers the 2019 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The left and right side reflex reflector and left side low beam reflector may inadequately reflect light.
All 5 recalls on the 2019 Subaru Impreza, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
What owners wrote
“The cars left front and right front side headlight reflectors do not properly provide adequate reflected light, which lowers the visibility to other road users, almost causing a recent crash. Also, the left front halogen low beam reflector does not properly illuminate the roadway for the driver, substantially reducing driving visibility.”
Filed Mar 23, 2024
“The headlamps were recalled in August of 2022 and almost 18 months later there is still no remedy for these defective and unsafe headlights.”
Filed Feb 1, 2024
“Headlight quality is deficient. There has been an active recall since August 2022 for this issue. That is 14 months, and yet my car's headlight issue has yet to resolved by Subaru. This is unacceptable.”
Filed Oct 20, 2023
“Subaru Safety Recall WRG-22 (NHTSA ID 22V-624) regarding inadequate front halogen headlamp lighting went out October 2022. This critical recall remains unresolved approaching 9 months now. No excuse for this. Why is this still unrevolved?”
Filed Jun 27, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 25 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Windshield cracks or distorts 58 reports