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2006 Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport repairs by problem area
Engine (48%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (14%)
Brakes and Traction Control (2%)
Suspension and Steering (15%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (14%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (4%)
Other (3%)
Chart based on 155 repairs.
2006 Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport engine repair cost distribution
$2500+ (13%)
$1000 - $2499 (13%)
$500 - $999 (13%)
$100 - $499 (29%)
< $100 (33%)
Chart based on 72 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2006 Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport
Engine not specified
| 23000 mi | valve timing sensor replaced. |
2006 Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport 4dr Wagon
turbocharged 230hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
| 58280 mi C $50 |
Emissions air pump valve had failed from corrosion. Replaced with block-off plate, tune updated to ignore resulting emissions codes. |
| 85000 mi | Oxygen pump, an emissions related issue had 7 codes stored in the ECU. Diagnosed and correct parts are in order... The previous oxygen sensor issue was resolved with the correct parts |
| 94000 mi US $289 |
Alternator bracket cracked, replaced with parts I bought online from other subaru dealer Than one visited for repair and labor charged. |
| 56000 mi US $900 |
A valve in the air intake system failed. |
| 85000 mi | Air pump solenoid failed. System disabled, car passes emissions fine without it. Common WRX problem. |
| 100000 mi US $2000 |
Clutch and flywheel replacement. The lining wore out. Engagement was getting higher/harder to achieve smooth transitions, and was replaced prior to failing. Car gave plenty of warning to the end of life for the clutch. |
| 42000 mi US $65 |
CEL at 42,856. Mechanic says OBD - fuel cap loose. Mechanic tightened fuel cap, problem went away. |
| 57000 mi US $147 |
Timing belt snapped from age. Battery dead. |
| 66700 mi US $1146 |
Replaced 2 IMR control valve. Repaired cose P2009. Intake Manifold Running control circuits low both banks. |
| 68500 mi US $1050 |
Clutch, pressure plate, engine rear oil seal (possibly seeping a little), throwout bearing, clutch fork and pivot. |
| 78500 mi US $150 |
Radiator had a pinhole leak in top plastic cap. Replaced radiator, refilled coolant. |
| 41900 mi US $300 |
Turbo wastegate was not moving freely, boost was not being controlled properly. Sometimes overboosting and sometimes under boosting. Replaced turbo exhaust housing from a used turbo. |
| 60000 mi US $100 |
CEL due to stuck air valve. Air pump also noisy. Replaced air pump and air valve with used parts. Old valve was badly corroded and full of water. |
| 69000 mi US $150 |
Crack in radiator causing coolant loss. Radiator replaced. |
| 83000 mi US $1500 |
Timing chain, tensioner, water pump, thermostat, belts |
| 100000 mi US $30 |
Replaced squeaking A/C idler pulley |
| 146500 mi US $201 |
Leaky radiator hose led to coolant levels being too low to circulate. |
| 149000 mi US $470 |
Radiator leaking |
| 91000 mi | Head gasket went. Extracted engine myself, had heads rebuilt. Update: later discovered it was just a very hard to locate hose was spraying coolant. I took the opportunity to do a rebuild regardless. |
| 170000 mi US $6000 |
Cost 6k all in for labor to reassemble the drivetrain and replace the short block (cylinder walls were corroded by coolant from head gasket failure). Had I not tried to fix it myself it would've been more like $3,500. |
| 145000 mi US $700 |
Replaced radiator |
| 145000 mi US $75 |
Bearings in one of the idler arm pulley went and had to be replaced |
| 55000 mi US $380 |
The driver's side secondary air combi valve failed in the open position. As a result exhaust was leaking via the air pump, and the CEL light came on. The part was $380 retail from Subaru. I did the troubleshooting, servicing and mechanical work myself. |
2006 Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport 4dr Wagon
173-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
| 107800 mi US $600 |
Ignition coil cracked at wire connections. Replaced coil wires and plugs. |
| 141000 mi | The car needed two quarts of oil on our trip to South Carolina- approximately 1400 miles round trip. We thought we saw an oil leakage. The shop couldn't determine the cause, saw no evidence either. Was told the headgasket was leaking oil. |
| 155000 mi US $1200 |
I had a leaking head gasket on the passenger side. Had both replaced. They also replaced the timing belt and kit (?). Radiator hoses replaced. Also, o -rings on oil dipstick (?). Had to take it back for this a week later. No charge. |
| 165000 mi US $800 |
The front catalytic converter was replaced. My check engine light had been going on and off for well over two years. I finally decided to get the repairs done. |
| 221000 mi US $500 |
I noticed a noise in the rear. It was the heat shield above the muffler rattling around. The mechanic removed it and said I could replace it if I wanted to at a later time. He also found a rusted hole in the center pipe, so the pipe and the muffler were replaced with aftermarket parts. |
| 12000 mi | Minor hesitation off idle solved with ECU (engine computer) software update. |
| 86000 mi | Diagnose rattle/resonance from rear of car at 65 mph. Noise traced to very rusty, loose exhaust system. Driveability/reliability not affected. Elected to replace at later date. Was not charged for diagnosis. |
| 102900 mi US $50 |
Diagnose exhaust rattle. Located broken weld. Referred to other shop with welding capability. Welded exhaust to fix rattle. Was diagnosed but not repaired by dealership. |
| 121500 mi US $250 |
Replace muffler and other exhaust components to address previously diagnosed exhaust leak. |
| 72000 mi | Car used oil between oil change intervals from the beginning. Sometimes the oil got lower than it should have before owner added oil. Piston rod bearing eventually deteriorated and a new short block was recommended. |
| 71000 mi | Slight seepage around head gaskets. Not fixed yet. |
| 79700 mi US $2800 |
Replace head gaskets, resurface heads |
| 87300 mi US $270 |
Muffler whistles, rear muffler replaced (broken baffles) |
| 90000 mi US $576 |
Overheat at sustained high speed, cooling escaping. Replaced Radiator, thermostat, and cap. |
2006 Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport 4dr Wagon
173-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD
| 91000 mi US $2000 |
Head gaskets needed replacing. oil and antifreeze leaking everywhere |
| 76880 mi C $300 |
CEL was On and fault code indicated O2 sensor before cat., replaced sensor and checked connections and took voltage readings. All checked out ok but CEL came back, am stumped. |
| 76880 mi | CEL turned out to be a bad pin connection in the main engine harness. |
| 130000 mi US $400 |
Needed new throttle body. |
2006 Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 300hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD
| 18600 mi | Replace clutch plate Replace motor sub-assembly Repairs covered by motorplan |
| 38440 mi | Replace motor sub-assembly (coverd by motorplan) |
| 57040 mi R 66000 |
overall motor (blown), replace turbo, replace clutch plate |
| 58900 mi R 33000 |
Overall motor |
| 62000 mi R 15000 |
Repair turbo, replace clutch kit |
| 63240 mi R 3000 |
Turbo broke down immediately after leaving the repair shop Repair turbo, repair waste gate, repair oil leak, replace radiator hoses, replace turbo hosing |
| 63860 mi R 8000 |
Radiator hose also perished. |
| 63860 mi R 15000 |
Car still breathing oil from vent. Vent routed to ground. |
| 49000 mi | Three 8mm bolts on cam gear that secures on a plate came loose. The plate is part of the variable valve timing system which uses oil pressure to control the timing so as the bolts came loose oil was leaking past the plate. |
| 52000 mi US $300 |
Intake pipe developed a vaccum leak from a rip that went about halfway around it where it attaches 2 the turbo. Replaced the oem plastic pipe with an aftermarket metal one which was a mistake because the fitment was horrible. |
| 64700 mi | Turbocharger had an external oil leak on a non-serviceable seal and also a whine associated with the part failing internally. Replaced turbocharger to correct the concern. |
| 65700 mi US $400 |
Radiator started to develop a slow leak at the top. Also cooling hoses started leaking slightly where they attach to the thermostat housing and at the other end of the motor due to corrosion |
| 98000 mi US $200 |
Radiator blew at 103,000 miles. Could drive home but definitely needed a replacement. |
| 113000 mi US $108 |
Lower radiator return hose clamp got loose and started leaking coolant. Replaced both upper and lower radiator hoses. Should have replaced them when I replaced the radiator 10k miles ago. |
| 22000 mi | Threw a P0422 CEL. I couldn't find anything so I reset it but it kept coming back so it went to the dealer. They couldn't find anything either so they did a full diagnostic and reset it. Hasn't come on again. |
| 34000 mi US $1030 |
Both fuel cut valves in the gas tank cracked due to age and turned on P0442 CEL. It did not affect drivability. This is a labor intensive repair - 86% of the cost was labor. |
2006 Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 230hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
| 132000 mi US $2000 |
Engine failure |
| 110000 mi US $950 |
Crack in radiator necessitated replacement |
2006 Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport 4dr Sedan
turbocharged 230hp 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD
| 118000 mi US $3000 |
Cylinder #2 intake valve sleeve caused valve to be sticky in closing and thus causing damage to other valves in cylinder - bent one, caused valve seat insert to be dislodged slightly. Misfire CEL, low compression and leak-down. |
2006 Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport 4dr Sedan
173-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD
| 138000 mi US $500 |
Cylinders random misfire due to old and corroding parts. Changed spark plugs, wiring, and coil packs. |
| 67000 mi US $235 |
Replace leaking valve cover gaskets. |
| 72000 mi US $40 |
Check engine light came on, then cleared itself after 1 day. Shop determined error code was "no start condition". Problem has not reappeared. |
| 85700 mi US $140 |
belt was slipping, was replaces |
| 96000 mi US $140 |
Idler pulley squealing |
| 84000 mi | Intermittent code for converter low efficiency |
2006 Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport 4dr Sedan
173-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD
| 186000 mi C $900 |
Replaced all the wiring. Car kept stalling and wires were brittle. Oil pan rusted through. Replaced pan. |
| 100000 mi US $1700 |
Right around 100,000 miles I needed the head gaskets replaced and went ahead and changed out the whole lower end at the same time. Water Pump, timing chain ect... Cost $1700 |
| 186100 mi US $240 |
Miss fire in Cylinder 1. New plugs and wires as well as a new Main Drive Belt to stop the squealing. |
| 148780 mi | Cleaned throttle body. The car wasn't idling correctly and kept setting off the check engine light with low idle codes, and cleaning that fixed it. |
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