I have 6 month old 2012 Impreza - bought it new. It uses about a quart of oil (0-20W) every 2000 miles. The dealer says the warranty will address repairs only if its less than every 1200 miles and that oil usage is not unexpected for such a lightweight oil. I think this is hogwash. Subaru spec…

@Big Marc ; agree that such oil consumption with 20 weight oil is entirely normal. If you drive 16,000 miles a year you would have to add 8 quarts of oil, instead of the expected 4 quarts with older engines and heavier oil. That’s a whole 4 quarts at $3 a quart for good oil. So $12 per year is not w…

I will add my vote for it being normal. Some engines will use more some less. Don’t worry, Be happy! You have a very nice car. Enjoy it.

Exactly how hard do you drive the car? And how many miles are actually on the car currently? Has it had its first oil change as of yet? Some cars burn oil for various reasons. New cars that do not have rotary engines in them, honestly, shouldn’t be consuming oil at the rate you are saying yours …

Totally agree with VDCdriver, but I would add that for the brisk acceleration, you need to be going just fast enough to be in high gear and push the pedal down moderately fast but not fast enough or far enough to cause it to downshift. If it downshifts, it defeats the purpose of loading up the ring…

Unless your car isn’t running correctly, or you see oil dripping on the ground where you park, I’d say this useage rate is within the range of normal for using that light-weight of oil. I expect the usage might be more in summer b/c of the warmer temperatures. Esp b/c the summer has been pretty ho…

“I hope its the valve seating” Do you mean piston ring seating? Yes, if your method of breaking-in the engine is/was to “baby” it too much, a few strong acceleration runs could resolve the issue.

My 2012 Impreza sport ltd. is my 7th Subaru. I’ve never had to add oil to any of them. this guy sucks down the oil like a drunken sailor. I’m using Quaker State 0 20 wt. It was fine until after the first oil change. I broke her in pretty aggressively so I think it is just as the previous posts said.…

I think 1qt/2000mi is a little high, but not unacceptable. You should probably wait a bit–the consumption might drop once the engine wears a bit. Also, try a different brand of oil. I’ve observed over the years that different brands seem to agree better with different makes. For instance, my new…

There are a lot of drivers out there who think their cars don’t use oil. They are usually the ones who check the oil before the car reaches operating temperature where the unburned fuel and moisture my still be left in the crank case. Using a little oil is like having cracks in a foundation…it’s no…

2012 Subaru Impreza Oil Usage - Is it a generic design flaw

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garybx August 28, 2012, 6:53pm 10

Thanks for the comments especially about rapid acceleration. I just tried it - hopefully it will help. I am using Subaru 0-20 synthetic oil. My fear is that if its using oil now, the situation will only deteriorate with time - Subarus are notorious for head gasket issues. I hope its the valve seating and will resolve or at least maintain oil usage at current levels

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