2009

• 5-star highest crashworthiness safety rating, Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP), 2009

2008

• 5-star highest crashworthiness safety rating, Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP), 2008
• Top Safety Pick award in the 2008 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash tests – the only small car to be awarded this highest rating
• 5-star highest safety rating, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• 4-star NHTSA roll-over resistance

2007

Winner of two class categories in The Caravan Club’s “Towcar Of The Year 2007” awards, United Kingdom

2006

• International Engine of the Year Award (2.0 – 2.5 litre category)
• Top ranked upper small car South Africa. JD Power & Associates Customer Satisfaction Index
• IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) Top Safety Pick Gold Award for frontal side, rear and roll over collision tests, USA

2005

• Impreza WRX – Star Car of 2005, Autotrader, New Zealand

2004

• First at Customer Satisfaction survey by Dutch automotive magazine, Auto Week, Netherlands

2003

• Best Compact Car L’Annuel de L’Automobile
• Car and Driver Magazine 10 Best list, USA
• First in Customer Satisfaction Survey, Automobile magazine (Auto Week), Netherlands

2002

• High Ratings in Low Speed Crash Test, NRMA, Australia
• Car and Driver Magazine 10 Best list, USA

2001

• Australia ‘s Best Car Award, NRMA, Australia

2000

• Car of the Year Japan Special Award, Japan
• Wheels Magazine's Car of the Year, Australia