2000 Subaru Impreza Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 5%of 41 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2000 Subaru Impreza, 5% of the 41 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Turn signal dimmer switch. Head lights go out if turn signal is touched. Failure of lights operating while driving at night for seconds until lights turn back on. No correction made yet. Water pump making high pitch sound. Failure of pump could cause severe engine damage. No correction made yet.”
NHTSA complaint #10179279, filed 2007-01“Keyless entry was not working properly/dashlights would go out, and sometimes headlights would go out too. Also, had to pull over on the highway and wait for about 20 minutes because consumer had no back up lights.”
NHTSA complaint #870405, filed 2000-09Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 20% |
| 2024 | 2 | 6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 | 63 | 32% |
| 2018 | 64 | 42% |
| 2017 | 32 | 26% |
| 2016 | 4 | 5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1% |
| 2013 | 7 | 3% |
| 2012 | 4 | 2% |
| 2009 | 3 | 3% |
| 2008 | 4 | 2% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 2 | 4% |
| 2004 | 1 | 1% |
| 2003 | 1 | 2% |
| 2002 | 2 | 1% |
| 2000 | 2 | 5% |
| 1998 | 2 | 7% |
| 1997 | 1 | 3% |
| 1995 | 2 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2000 Subaru Impreza
10 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsInterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Subaru Impreza
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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