Ownership Cost for 2016 Subaru Impreza (2.0i PZEV)
Estimated: $37144 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3148
$1511
$1322
$1196
$1070
$8247
Insurance
$2056
$2128
$2202
$2279
$2359
$11024
Fuel
$1322
$1362
$1409
$1466
$1532
$7091
Maintenance
$1098
$1186
$939
$1152
$1525
$5900
Repairs
$351
$562
$630
$760
$910
$3213
Taxes & Fees
$1126
$1126
$1126
$1126
$1126
$1667
Total Ownership Costs
$9100
$6877
$6667
$6958
$7542
$37144
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Knee: Driver Seat Only
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Wagon
Displacement CC: 2000.0
Displacement CI: 122.04748818946
Displacement L: 2.0
Drive Type: AWD/All Wheel Drive
Engine Model: 2.0L NA
Make: SUBARU
Manufacturer: FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA)
Manufacturer Id: 1075
Model: Impreza
Model Year: 2016
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Manual/Standard
Trim: Base
Turbo: No
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
REF PE04002: SUBARU IMPREZA WRX '02/'03 FUEL LEAK 1 ? TEMP: ~5 DEG. F OVERNIGHT. STARTED CAR IN AM; SMELLED RAW FUEL VIA THE VENTS. 2 - WITH FLASHLIGHT COULD SEE LEAKAGE FROM BOTH HOSE CLAMPS NOTED IN SUBARU TSB (09-36-03); ALSO TOOK PHOTOS. FRONT CLAMP: PRESSURIZED STREAM OF FUEL; APPROX. 2 OZ. FUEL POOLED IN RECESS IN THE MANIFOLD BY THE TIME ENGINE SHUT OFF. REAR CLAMP: RAPID DRIP OF FUEL; APPROXIMATELY 0.5 OZ. POOLED. FUEL ACCUMULATION OCCURRED WITHIN APPROX. 3 MIN. OF STARTING. 3 - SPENT 6+ HRS TIGHTENING THE SCREWS ON BOTH CLAMPS. BOTH LEAKS DIMINISHED TO SLOW DRIP; NOT STOPPED COMPLETELY; MIN. FUEL POOLING, STILL THERE IF TEMP LOW ENOUGH. TSB FIX NOT IMPLEMENTED YET. FILING COMPLAINT AGAINST CLOSED PE04002 BECAUSE: A - NO MENTION OF FUEL ACCUMULATION IN THE PUBLISHED RESOLUTION, ONLY SMELL OF FUEL. NUMEROUS INSTANCES REPORTED ONLINE OF NOTICEABLE FUEL LEAKAGE. B - SUBJECT VEHICLES NOTED FOR THEIR ALL WEATHER TRAVEL ABILITY; COMMONLY USED FOR WINTER SPORTS - POTENTIALLY VULNERABLE TO THIS PROBLEM. C - APPARENTLY NO REPORTED FIRES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS VERY POSSIBLE: COINCIDENTAL ELECTRICAL FAULT OR STATIC ELECTRICITY DISCHARGE. D - IF VENTS CLOSED, FUEL ACCUMULATION COULD OCCUR UNNOTICED. E - IF FUEL POOLED UNDER A LEAKING JUNCTION IGNITED IT SEEMS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THE HEAT GENERATED COULD BURN/MELT THE HOSE ABOVE AND CREATE A FAR LARGER DISCHARGE OF FUEL. WHILE THE ODOR OF FUEL MAY NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM, I CANNOT SEE HOW SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAKAGE ONTO A RUNNING ENGINE CAN BE CONSIDERED ANYTHING EXCEPT A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB