2018 Subaru Impreza Customer Reviews

Pros

• Seat Comfort

• Ride and Handling

• Value

Cons

Pros

• Ride and Handling

  A smooth and quiet ride. Handles turns easily.

• Interior Space

  When I'm too lazy to mount my bike rack, I can fit my bicycle in the folded down back seat (through hatch) without removing one of its wheels.

• Cabin Noise

  Don't have to blast the radio to hear over wind or engine noise

Cons

• Fuel Economy

  Averaging under 24 mpg city driving.

• Technology and Entertainment

  Unable to connect my cell phone to Android Auto. Even though phone is connected to car, have to open the Pandora app on my phone to operate through the app on the car.

• Visibility

  No fog lights

Pros

• Weather Versatility

  all wheel drive makes for a easy safe drive during rough weather

• Styling

  even the cheaper models still have a nice sleek look

• Reliability

  I have yet to have one leave me stranded…. we’ll maybe once when the clutch went out but it had a ton of miles at that time

Cons

• Fuel Economy

  being that it is all wheel drive the fuel mileage suffers. I had a Hyundai for that got roughly 30mph as my Subarus only get about 25-26mph

• Cost to Maintain

  As far as general maintenance, it’s about the same as any Asian car, but if one tire goes bad l, you can’t replace just one or two, you must do them all or you’ll risk damage to the transmission or differential due to the symetrical all wheel drive

• Styling

  compared to a lot of other manufacturers, Subaru is fairly basic. Not as many bells and whistles. However as a mechanic I prefer this, less electrical components to break

Pros

• Fuel Economy

  I can live with the better fuel efficiency.

• Ride and Handling

  Nice highway ride,.. it’s got pep.

Cons

• Visibility

  First time to have a car that sits low, visibility at night isn’t the best.

Pros

• Fuel Economy

  Great gas milage.

• Power

  It has great get up and go.

• Technology and Entertainment

  I love the carplay. It was one of the reasons for my choosing the Impreza.

Cons

• Ride and Handling

  I feel it catches every groove in the road when going above 65 mph. The wind tends to grab hold as well.

• Cargo Space

  Not a lot of cargo space but suffient for my needs.

Pros

• Reliability

  My Impreza is very reliable and has been a great car and workhorse for me.

• Cargo Space

  Great cargo space in the hatch, and more that I need with the rear-seat folded down.

• Seat Comfort

  The seats are very comfy and the driving position is very good for long drives.

Cons

• Power

  NA 2.0 liter engine makes peak 152 hp and 145 lbft torque, so it's not the fastest. But it is adequate for highway merging and most scenarios where acceleration is necessary.

Pros

• Cargo Space

• Interior Space

Cons

• Braking

  Had to get the front brake pads replaced 3 months after purchase. Thankfully they were still under warranty at the dealership.

• Technology and Entertainment

  The sensor for the front passenger airbag does not work and as far as I can tell never did which means I was sold a car without working airbags.

• Cost to Maintain

  I’ve had the car for less than 6 months and I’m already having to make repairs.

Pros

• Fuel Economy

  averaging 33-35 mpg.

• Styling

  Nice enough looking car and wheels on the outside.

• Weather Versatility

  The AWD system is impressive in bad weather.

Cons

• Dashboard

  1990 called and wants its dash/display back... check that my 1990s cars had better dashboards/displays/gauges.

• Technology and Entertainment

  there is NONE. My and my wife's 2013 base model cars have more than this 2018.

• Power

  There is NONE.