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martin, 06/02/2018
2013 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport Limited PZEV 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
16 of 17 people found this review helpful
I purchased this car brand new....Drive about 20k a year. Mostly to work (90%) flat boring 65mph commute.. The BAD...The bluetooth is terrible sounds like you're in a wind tunnel always.. The car eats about a quart of oil every 5K. Subaru says thats normal. PZEV? The wheel bearing needs replacement already. The biggest problem is the terrible CVT.....Its heading to the dealership Monday. Even when the transmission is good its still a terrible item. Subaru had extended the warranty to 100k or 10 years...thank you Subaru:) Maybe to avoid a class action lawsuit perhaps? These transmissions tend to fail a lot! THE GOOD - Great on gas, especially on the highway. 35mpg at 65mph..... The AWD is AMAZING in snow. Hands down the safest car in snow by a mile. Leather interior is nice, visibility, controls are all great..you can pack a ton inside the hatchback at least. DO NOT GET THE CVT......
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Poor MPG
jr981, 08/07/2013
updated 08/09/2018
2013 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport Limited PZEV 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
Overall the car is fine. The interior is okay and it handles well on flat roads and downhill in the mountains. It's light and fun to drive in these conditions and feels very stable. Downside: It's more underpowered than I expected--even hilly neighborhoods have the engine revving high and loud. AC seems to increase the problem. The nav system is not intuitive--my cell phone app is more user friendly. Speakers are tinny and HD radio is not useful because it keeps fading out--unsure if the problem is the car or HD radio in general. Biggest problem is MPG--have yet to break 25 MPG with 60+% highway driving. Trip computer seems to overestimate actual by about 1.4 MPG. Updat after 42 months, 36 k mikes: MPG still way under epa estimates. I average about 19 city and 27 if pure highway driving (as in a road trip from LA to San Francisco. This is exactly what I get in my 1999 Acura TL which is a much older, heavier, and more powerful car. In fact my Impreza matches the EPA estimated MPH fur my Acura. At around 36 k miles, we noticed oil leaking from the cylinder head. 5.5 year update: just sold it to dealer for just over half the original purchase price. Not bad. Never did much better on mpg. Averaged about 23 with an even mix of hwy and city driving. (The new car gets the mpg I expect from it.) But the car did grow on me over the years. Paint seems to be a weak point.
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Impreza CVY failure
David Tucker, 12/06/2018
updated 06/06/2019
2013 Subaru Impreza 2.0i PZEV 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
My CVT failed at 147K miles only 5 years old. I've owned Subaru's for the past 20 years or so. They usually need the head gasket replaced at ~100K miles for a cost of ~$1500 now Subaru's need a transmission replacement before end of life at a cost of ~$1800 for a used to 8K for a new transmission. Im done with subaru's for now.
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Zippy car, crappy mirror
ric25, 09/07/2013
2013 Subaru Impreza 2.0i PZEV 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Was very surprised at the performance and handling of the car. Great fun to drive on curvy roads even with the CVT (and I say that as a former Porsche owner). The hatchback model has very good use of space. Can carry a lot of cargo for trips. The hatchback also has good visibility, with no major blind spots. But a couple complaints: The side mirrors are flimsy plastic POS. After 6 months of ownership, fallen off 3 times, broke the last time. As other mentioned, the audio system is horrible. The paint scratches very easily. The car sits too low to the ground, keep scraping the bumper on driveways.
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Zach Floyd, 01/24/2016
2013 Subaru Impreza 2.0i PZEV 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
I have owned several cars before purchasing my 2013 Impreza wagon. Everything from a 1966 vw to a 2005 rav4. I have owned my car for exactly 1 year as of today. I ABSOLUTELY love my Subaru. I have put 23k miles on it from the day i drove it off the lot. I got the pearl white with off white interior. The pearl white is a very beautiful color. You can really tell the difference in shine when its next to a regular white car. The white interior is somewhat boring and basic, nothing to exciting. What i don't like about the light colored cloth interior is literally anything on your hands or clothes transfers to it. What i love about the fabric is how easy these stains are to remove. Ive never had a car that cleans up as easy as this one. Subaru designs their cars to be used very hard and it shows. Ive spilled coffee on the daily in this mean machine, all over the white interior. You would never know if i didn't tell you. The cabin is ridiculously spacious. From the outside it doesnt seem like it could possibly be as big as it is. The rear seats are unlike any other 4 door. Im 6ft tall and refuse to ride in the back of any vehicle. And I feel right at home in the back of this car. The leg room is ridiculous for rear seats! Subaru actually designed these seats to be sat in! Unlike any other car with a "back seat". This car fits 5 adults easily, I have done it with no complaining. I only run premium gas in my cars, I avg. about 32 mpgs, which is fa nominal for an AWD vehicle. I live up in the snow, my initial reason for buying a Subaru, i need 4x4 or AWD. I have put this car to the test when it comes to commuting in storms. It simply will not break traction. I have tried! Turning sharp and punching it on snow with the traction control off and still even then refuses to lose traction. Yes the 2.0i pzev is absolutely gutless when it comes to power. But seriously what do you expect! It cant do it all! If your looking for power get a wrx and spend the money on gas. I didnt buy a car for power i bought it for the convince thats packed to the wall. Cheap, reliable, great mpg, awd, clean looks, and roomy! I loved this car so much, after just a few months we bought one for my girlfriend.
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