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Subaru GL at salvage auctions

Copart 1982 Subaru GL 4WD JF2AM53B2CE429703 Mechanical207,622 mi Jan 24

Subaru GL: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Subaru GL: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars1
Run and drive100%
Primary damage
  1. Mechanical 1 100%
Yard state
  1. CA1 100%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

100 complaints about the Subaru GL (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints100
With a crash9
With a fire5
Injured5
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Seats and seat belts 28 28%
  2. Engine and cooling 18 18%
  3. Suspension 15 15%
  4. Body and structure
    median 160,000 mi at failure     8 8%
  5. Transmission and drivetrain 8 8%
  6. Wheels and tires
    median 125,000 mi at failure     5 5%
  7. Electrical system 5 5%
  8. Speed control 5 5%
  9. Brakes 5 5%
  10. Fuel and propulsion 1 1%
Complaints by model year
11993

Recalls

6 recall campaigns for the Subaru GL.

Recall campaigns by model year
11993

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.