[10rexx]

Hello all,

I've been out of the Subaru game for a few years now, I sold my 2010 WRX 4 years ago. I am now looking at the new 2018 WRX premium. I found a thread on here where everyone was listing their engine failures and while there were a lot of modded motors on the list, there were also quite a few stock motors. My question is how reliable is the new 2.0 motor? I had my 2010 stage 2 for its entire life and never had an issue but it worries me how many issues I see others are having with this new motor in stock form. Thanks in advance!

 

[XJman]

I’ve seen less people with blown up fa20f engines than ej engines. You should be fine if you take care of it.


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[10rexx]

I’ve seen less people with blown up fa20f engines than ej engines. You should be fine if you take care of it.


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Yea I know they both have their issues, I just never had any issues with my ej so I may be being a little biased here haha. It's hard to gauge things because people never post how long their motor lasted, they only post when something bad happens to it. I plan on keeping it stock through the warranty period just incase but at the same time its nice to know I have a car I can do some spirited driving with and not have to worry about reliability.

 

[XJman]

Odds of you having a problem are slim to be honest. There is the off chance of a dead piston or bent rod but it’s not really common.


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[Aria54!]

I currently have a stock 17cwp with just a catback exhaust done to it. So far ive never had any issues with it.
a friend of mine has a stage 2 16wrb and its holding up pretty good. Have fun with your new car

 

[Firefighterjake]

Stock 2015 . . . something like 54,000 trouble free miles.

 

[Doctor Jeff]

I was in the same place a bit over a year ago. I have put about 30K miles on my 2017 and really enjoy it. You will appreciate the upgrade in amenities and comfort in the driving experience--more forgiving suspension, smoother shifts, etc.

I think any fears of your brand new car blowing up are overblown. If you frequent a few car forums (or any enthusiast forum for that matter), you will always hear horror stories. But most of the time these represent just a tiny fraction of all consumers.

Modern cars, and Subaru is no exception, are very reliable, at least until they get quite a few miles under the hood. There is no objective evidence that this configuration is excessively prone to failure.

 

[rqjoe]

Where do you roam in Cleveland?

 

[JaySin]

We have two FA motors in our garage...'16 WRX and '15 XT. The XT has over 51k miles on it. It's stock, but I can tell you this...the wife is a lead foot and it has some abusive city drives. It's been rock solid.
FWIW, I have stage 2+ plans happening this year on the WRX. I also had a lightly modded '08 EJ. No issues with that either...except for some minor fuel-related problems. (solved with new injectors)
Go for it!

 

[ultimateboxer25]

17 WRX, muffler delete. I have close to 20,000 miles and no problem.
I also have 7 year bumper to bumper extended warranted so as long as i don't have any serious mods I am good.

 

[Doctor Jeff]

Yeah I went for the extended warranty as well.

I think buying used without warranty the reliability of any car becomes much more of an issue.

 

[10rexx]

Where do you roam in Cleveland?

I'm in the Brecksville area.

 

[10rexx]

Thanks for all the positive input everyone!! I actually stopped at the dealership on the way home today and pulled the trigger. They didn't have the one i wanted in stock so they have to find one. May have it by Saturday or later, depending. Will be posting pics for you guys when it comes in!