I consider this car reliable, and that's coming from someone who lost an engine at 64,000 miles from a fluke failure of the oil pump gear. I would 100% buy this car again.
However, personally I'd stay away from the ones subject to the recall if I intended to rely on the car as my only transportation. There seems to be an issue with the recall work itself sometimes causing more problems than it fixes. The 2014 and later models are not significantly more expensive than the 2013 models, so there doesn't seem to be much of a downside to just restricting your search to the cars made after the batch with the questionable valve springs.
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Originally Posted by mariooo86
yeah just make sure you check the oil frequently, she drinks a lot
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Originally Posted by DarkPira7e
My car never leaked or consumed a drop of oil between 22,000 miles when I bought it and 56,000 miles today.
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The factory engine in mine didn't use any oil. The one the dealership assembled to replace the factory motor sprung a leak that was then fixed under warranty, and it has gone back to using no oil in the few thousand miles since that repair. It may pop again, but so far so good.
My general impression (which could be wrong) is that the ones that leak or burn oil
generally have either been opened up for service at some point or modded in such a manner that has caused some unusual wear. If I bought a used one that hadn't been modded or beat to shit, I wouldn't expect the heavy oil consumption the Impreza guys are always complaining about.