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2026 Subaru Impreza Safety Rating

Small cars Β· Current IIHS listing Β· IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Complete evidence record

The 2026 Subaru Impreza scores 73.6/100, ranking #13 of 16 current small cars and #112 of 137 vehicles overall with complete IIHS records. It does not hold a current IIHS award.

Results below Good: Moderate overlap front (updated test) rated Marginal. Rear-passenger restraints in the updated moderate-overlap test: Marginal; rear-passenger head protection: Good.

73.6
Safety score / 100
Complete record
No award
IIHS award
No current award
#13
of 16 small cars
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NHTSA overall
Reference only, not scored
$26,595
Starting MSRP
Approximate base trim
54
Class driver death rate
per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Front Crash Prevention: PedestrianGood
Front Crash Prevention: Vehicle-to-VehicleGood
Small Overlap Front Good
Moderate Overlap Front: Updated Test Marginal
Side: Updated Test Good
Headlights Good
Seat Belt Reminders Good
Latch Ease Of Use Good
Detailed results by test (54 entries)

IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).

Small overlap front

Overall driver-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Overall passenger-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Overall evaluation Marginal
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh/hip Good
Leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Marginal
Thigh Good
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Marginal

Side: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Acceptable
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Acceptable
Pelvis Good
Driver head protection Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Acceptable
Pelvis Good
Rear passenger head protection Good

Headlights

Overall rating Good
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2024-26 models Good

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0

Overall evaluation Good

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Overall evaluation Good

Seat belt reminders

Overall evaluation Good

Child seat anchors

Overall evaluation Good
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How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)
77.5
4/4 reported Β· small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
65.0
4/4 reported Β· rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
100.0
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: Good Β· vehicle-to-vehicle: Good (shown, not scored)
Class context (10%)
47.5
Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight
Rear-seat-priority score
68.4
Alternate published view: rear restraints weighted 20%
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
92.5
Mean of 40 published injury measures across the three crash tests. Orders vehicles with equal scores; carries no weight in the score.

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NHTSA 5-star rating

2026 SUBARU IMPREZA SW N/A AWD

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NHTSA stars are shown for reference and carry no weight in the score. NHTSA source. Why the two programs disagree β†’

Real-world context

MeasureResultWhat it covers
Class driver death rate54 per million registered vehicle-yearsSmall cars as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.
Subaru Impreza wagon (2017-20) driver death rate23 (95% CI 8–39)Earlier model years of this nameplate; class average for that study 36.7. Reflects who bought and drove those cars as well as the car.
Subaru Impreza sedan (2017-20) driver death rate46 (95% CI 18–74)Earlier model years of this nameplate; class average for that study 60.5. Reflects who bought and drove those cars as well as the car.

Compared with other small cars

Closest-scoring current small cars with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every small car ranked β†’

VehicleClass rankIIHS awardRear restraintsStarts atScore
2026 Hyundai Elantra #1 of 16 TSP Good $22,625 94.1
2026 Toyota Corolla #12 of 16 β€” Marginal $22,725 74.9
2026 Subaru Crosstrek #13 of 16 β€” Marginal $26,995 73.6
2026 Subaru Impreza (this page) #13 of 16 β€” Marginal $26,595 73.6
2026 Kia K4 #15 of 16 β€” Marginal $24,890 69.8

Our analysis

The 2026 Subaru Impreza belongs to the Small cars class. This class has an above-average driver death rate compared with the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years, which usually reflects lighter weight and smaller size in multi-vehicle crashes. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.

The Subaru Impreza has no IIHS Top Safety Pick award for 2026. That can mean a result below the award threshold in one test, or tests IIHS has not completed. Absence of an award is not evidence that the vehicle is unsafe.

Across the 6 IIHS rating categories reported, the Subaru Impreza earned 5 Good ratings. One result sits below Good; the verdict at the top of the page names it.

This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Subaru or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.

Safety recalls for the 2026 Subaru Impreza

No recalls on record. NHTSA lists this model year and currently shows no recall campaigns against it.

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