Used 2017 Subaru Impreza Hatchback Consumer Reviews
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Great car with nice safety features
Tom S, 07/16/2017
updated 08/10/2020
2017 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Premium 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
I love the way this car handles - it holds the road much better than any of my previous cars. All the EyeSight safety features are great to have! In particular, the rear cross-traffic warning tells you when a car is coming when you're backing out of a parking spot, which you'd never see any other way. I just bought the car, and it's summer, so I haven't yet found out how the all-wheel drive works in winter weather. My only complaint is that the car is loaded with loads of silly, useless, or annoying features; e.g. the radio comes on for a second every time you turn on the ignition. But once I learn to ignore all these, I'm left with a great car! UPDATE: After about 6 months, I can add a few more comments about this car. For one, the all-wheel drive seems to make quite a difference when driving in snow! It gripped the road better than I had expected, and I felt much more in control, with hardly any wheel spinning or skidding. Wonderful! One complaint, though: the clearance under the car seems inadequate sometimes. The car bottoms out when entering or exiting some cut curbs, and I have to slow down to a crawl to prevent this. That didn't happen in my Civic; I think Subaru should have increased the clearance an inch or two to prevent this. Other than that, I'm very pleased with this Impreza. UPDATE 1 year later: Some of the electronic components have begun to malfunction. The radio often starts by itself, the beeps you hear when locking or unlocking the car have stopped working twice, and I've had to go through the menu items to reset them. These are more nuisance malfunctions than safety malfunction so far, but I'm beginning to worry that other more important systems will start to malfunction too. Also, the overall mileage since owning the car, while not terrible, is less than we were led to believe it would be. Update 2: After 3 years, I still am pleased with the car, but it has its flaws. As I've mentioned above, the clearance is inadequate to clear many cut curbs, and results in bottoming out several times a year. The electronic gizmos regularly have minor malfunctions, but these are usually just nuisances. The care handles well in rain and snow, that's the part I like best. The mileage has averaged about 29.5 mpg, which is somewhat disappointing, but at least I have a car that handles well in bad weather and has very useful safety features. I'd buy it again.
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Full Review you NEED to read. The REAL Subaru
DERFWORLDWIDE, 04/21/2018
updated 10/23/2018
2017 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Premium 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
15 of 16 people found this review helpful
This is the real review of this car and others the same year. To start off, I have the fully loaded premium 2.0. I now have 6,500 miles on my car in a year of ownership. This is because it has been in the shop for months of my ownership (starting with probems at 500 miles). Between my car not starting, the bluetooth not staying connected, the radio having it's own mind, and the Eyesight turning on and off on its own and slamming on the brakes by itself...I am unable to drive this vehicle due to the safety concerns. I contacted Subaru many times, and never got a call back and they kept giving me the cold shoulder, even though I was beyond nice about everything. I eventually had to get a lawyer, which was an easy thing to do since the car was a complete lemon. After everything got settled and I got my money back for that terrible experience, I called Subaru and was willing to give them a second chance, even though their customer service was horrible and their vehicle was garbage. Subaru would not give a loyalty discount, a deal to keep a customer (that was not my first Subaru...I have had many and referred friends and family to them). Their products have declined as well as their customer service. Not worth putting your money into these problem vehicles until they get themselves together and back their customers. Next thing...my sister owns a 2017 Subaru Impreza 2.0 in stick. She has 9k miles on it and it has been into the shop MANY times for similar issues. However, the biggest issue is that her BRAND NEW car burns oil so badly that she needs to fill the oil reserve every month because the low oil light indicator comes on. They keep telling her, "Cars burn oil, its normal." Ummmmm, no Subaru...I have had many cars and have a truck with 180k miles and never need to add oil between changes. Anyways, she is using my lawyer and will as well win against them. Please keep all of this in mind while deciding on a new Subaru.
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This is my personal 3rd Subaru but my families 6th
Benjamin, 02/07/2018
updated 08/07/2019
2017 Subaru Impreza 2.0i 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
14 of 15 people found this review helpful
I’ve driven a Subaru my entire life, I’ve had a 1997 outback, and a 2002 legacy wagon so my first thought was to look at the dealership that my family has purchased all of these from first. This is where it all started. The five speed manual trans was good to boot but after the first two weeks gears would not catch, the clutch is just a mess, and the absolute lack of power is honestly astonishing. I live in western Pennsylvania, hills are where you live and they’re very steep in some places; having to put your brand new car into second gear, holding everyone up behind you and smelling the burning of the engine is not what you want. The interior is dismal place, I wanted the black interior but even when I first sat in it I knew it was mostly hard plastics. Subaru has never been known for Scandinavianesk interiors full of plush seats and comfort but it was not so much as to write the whole car off. The front seats, I have not sat in the back, are worse than my 1997 outbacks; not lumbar support and you might be able to push it up two pumps but that’s about as useful as a stair case in a nursing home in terms of visiblility. The big issue I’ve had is the electronics, if I could of given them a negative rating I would have. The infotainment system is Dim whitted, you almost have to punch it to get a response sometimes and that’s only when it works properly. The screen cuts out and sometimes just freezes, the Bluetooth is horrendous at best but that’s only if your phone stays connected long enough for it to actually play any music through it; Apple car play which came with the car is not much better either. ACP is the only thing I have ever used that kicks your phone off while it’s still connected. The backup camera- which was a big selling point for me-usually freezes on the screen or makes the whole system reboot and makes the car shake like it’s going to stall out. The electronic gas gauge does what it pleases and when it pleases, I’ve gone 183 miles without loosing a bar and started it up again to find the gas light on. Only to then put 4-6 gallons back in it and it go all the way back to the top. My dealership has tried to move forward in fixing it three times already to only tell me that they “cannot duplicate.” This is all on top of only really getting 16-20(if I’m lucky) miles per gallon, if I was planning on that MPG I would have gotten a hemi Dodge Ram. I have already started talks with Subaru of America and a Lemon law lawyer in my state. Subaru has been in my family since they have moved to western PA and I cannot say if this car is just a flook or something else but before you purchase one of these cars do yourself a favor and wait a couple of years until the bugs are worked out. If you do not you might end up like me and having to spend your limited free time trying to get your lemon replaced with the car you wanted in the first place. **2019 Update** The car was an absolute lemon. I have personally sworn to never own another Subaru, Atleast for a while. There has been two major recalls from Subaru since and I’m happy I chose not to go back. The car itself was repurchased under the lemon law and Subaru corporate was actually very nice. The customer service rep I had for my region is probably the only reason I’d go back. I wish I could say mine was an isolated incident but these reviews tell you the truth from owners and I know mine was just one of many that had major issues. The dealer lied to me the whole time and made me feel like I was making these issues up; I’m just happy I chose to continually push to get my issue taken care of. After all of that, the Honda I own now has been nothing but perfect!
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Nice Hatchback
Madeleine, 08/03/2017
updated 08/06/2018
2017 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Limited 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
19 of 21 people found this review helpful
The Impreza has been very reliable. I've done nothing but scheduled maintenance. I wrote earlier that the engine felt sluggish at first, but after about 4000 miles, got peppier and is fine at any speed. For a small car, the Limited has nice features like the steering responsive (turn with steering wheel) LED headlights and the Adaptive cruise (slows down when care in front slows down). I chose that model for the leather/vinyl seats which are easy to clean. Subaru does a good job on the Eyesight features, giving you a message when something is NOT working. When it is stormy, sometimes I'll see the word Eyelsight with a line through it, telling me it's not working because of poor visibility. My previous car had a blind spot monitor and it was shut off without any dashboard warning. I almost had an accident. I found that the on/off switch for it had a light but faced the floor! I may have shut it off getting in or out with snow pants.
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Disappointed.
Unhappy in Orlando, 04/09/2017
2017 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Limited 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
25 of 29 people found this review helpful
I recently accepted the buyout of my Golf SportsWagon Diesel because a year and a half later I received the price I paid. So, my review will be somewhat of a comparison especially since they are similarly priced. First, the materials used in the VW were far superior. It was a sturdier ride with little to complain about noise wise. This Is not the case with the Impreza. The car is two months old and already has numerous areas that rattle plus depending on road surface, it can be quite loud inside. I will say the front seats of the Impreza are more comfortable than the VW because of it's smaller seat area. The room in front are about equal with the rear seat area of the Impreza having more space. The upgraded stereo of the Impreza only offers decent sound where the fender system of VW was rocking. The Impreza's Apple Play sometimes just does not work. When it is not working, the other media like Bluetooth, Aux and Cd's will not work either only leaving the radio that works. The biggest disappointment is the gas mileage. I went from a 32mpg average to 23.5mpg with both having tanks of just over 13 gallons. There are nice design features and functionality but for the quality offered the Impreza is healthily over priced
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