1995 Subaru Impreza — 2.2L

The 1995 Impreza logs 64 complaints, 3 recalls, 2 investigations, and 19 TSBs — a clear local peak against its 1994 neighbor (8 complaints) and 1996 (27), and well above the 1990 baseline of just 2 complaints. The complaint profile is heavily skewed toward air bags, which account for 22 of the 64 filings (roughly a third), followed by engine/cooling (6), fuel system (5), and electrical (4); 14 complaints are crash-related and 2 are fire-related, though the dataset does not specify the underlying root cause of the air bag concentration. Recall activity (3) and open investigations (2) align with the 1993–1996 pattern, suggesting these are largely generation-wide campaigns rather than defects unique to 1995. Within the broader record, 1995 sits near the front end of a generation that transitions from low-volume early years into sharply higher complaint, recall, and TSB activity after 2001 — so a 1995 example carries the original-generation footprint before that escalation. The 19 TSBs are modest by Impreza standards, but the air bag concentration and 2 open investigations warrant verifying recall completion and inspecting the airbag system before purchase. Concrete takeaway: 1995 is a defensible early first-generation Impreza to consider, but it is not the cleanest year in the record — insist on documented recall completion and a focused air bag inspection before buying.