What Mods Will Void The 2022+ Subaru WRX's Warranty? [UPDATED]

[@SavageBluetick]

At my 1000mi oil change I was chatting with the 2 service reps at the dealership. Both younger-ish guys and super friendly and one was even a WRX guy and they pretty much said do a catback and nothing else as far as warranty is concerned. They confirmed Subaru has really stiffened their stance on mods recently. I'll have some more detailed questions for them next service, specifically the tmic. Thanks and keep the videos coming.

[@AutoEnthusiast]

Remember also they are giving you canned dealer responses. I would say you a fine with a TMIC

[@tomkingslayer8375]

My dealership here said anything that effects the engine/turbo back pressure will void the warranty, including the axleback exhaust I now remove before servicing at the dealership lol

[@wazzy336]

i asked when i buying the car and they gave me the same response. They said an exhaust is fine but anything else and you could end up getting screwed.

[@VB_Bryan]

@@tomkingslayer8375I have an ets axle back and took it in for my first oil change. They said nothing lol my sales rep said he has gotten tons of warranty work done on his STI through Subaru but he just returned to stock when he went to get it done

[@AntilleanConfederation]

@@tomkingslayer8375 find a new dealership to service. They might just lie to you some more and screw you over.

[@mgintrouble1499]

Just got a 23 leftover with an 80,000 mile warranty. It’s got so much potential and I want to do some simple mods, but maybe I’ll just wait a while.

[@SenorRobb]

Subispeed did a dyno test with Perrin, AEM, and ETS intake, and the perrin according to the dyno test was closes to the stock and ran safely. Another commenter on that video said he had the perrin for 30k miles no issues. It could be safe to say the perrin CAI is safe, but of course the tune would get you better performance.

[@stock.cars.2ned]

Ets intake Cobb ap Etune e50 400/450 Warranty voided 19k of pure fun and counting 👍🏻 Ps: been wearing sambas since early 90s

[@robertsmith2649]

You can get around it. Subaru let's you pick where you get your car serviced. So the service provider ( tuner ) takes on the engine warranty.

[@pipingSaws]

What about bracing? Engine pitch brace, strut tower brace, transmission mount??

[@caelanreis6391]

How about cobb stage 0 basically just having an AP installed for looks and basic insights to the engine, stock boost etc.

[@HeliRy]

Even IF the dealership said “yes” to any mod, I’d want it in writing from the service manager first. Never trust a handshake when it comes to you possibly losing thousands of dollars in warranty work.

[@AutoEnthusiast]

^SOA wouldn't even care if you had something in writing

[@funkndonut]

how about mounts, carriers, bushings, sway bars, parts designed to stiffen up the car, etc.? i feel like subaru could at any time just point to any modded part and say "yep that caused it".

[@jxckmsn]

great video actually, I remember when I made comments about doing intakes and what not he was basically straight up saying no due to tuning etc. I personally just wanted to throw coils, new wheels or rims, new foglight bezels to replace the heavy plastic oem ones and a catback exhaust. Unsure if like a varex system or a r400 would void. Since you mentioned tapping into the cars electrical I'd be curious to understand if the varex valve system would cause issues for voiding such warranty etc. Love to know what you're opinion would be on that too. Cheers

[@tomkingslayer8375]

My dealership said anything that effects the engines performance or turbo back pressure on the engine will void the warranty. In other words: axle back exhaust.

[@AutoEnthusiast]

I don’t think we have ever seen a warranty denial for an axel or catback, and if they did they likely went to court over it. But go at your own risk

[@tomkingslayer8375]

Now I just remove it for winter and the occasional dealership visit. I got the 50k warranty so trying to keep that as long as possible.@@AutoEnthusiast

[@wazzy336]

I was literally told by my dealership and the mechanics that an exhaust is completely fine. Anything else though and its do it at your own risk

[@romankartsev220]

Bro I love all your videos. DO you think Rae Intermediate pipe will void power train warranty? It does not eliminate any sensors and does not need a tune.

[@AutoEnthusiast]

I would say probably not going to get you in trouble, but with that said, I would get the most out of it and tune with it!

[@romankartsev220]

@@AutoEnthusiast probably after my warranty is gone I will tune.

[@WillCamacho-gb2kg]

What about a BPV?

[@martinmalioat9236]

Will AP void the warranty? "Only OTS maps"

[@danmac6185]

What about the Sti group N drivetrain mount package? I asked the warranty department at subaru twice, and they've never gotten back to me.

[@free2chill727]

What about just deleting the epa air filter and installing k&n filter? Great info btw

[@AutoEnthusiast]

Honest take, it's not worth it. If you want to do an intake, send it, if not, you are gaining nothing essentially.

[@AutoEnthusiast]

do you plan on tuning in the long term?

[@obamacare7751]

@rtpugh are you talking about the charcoal filter? Others that have reported it said they felt more responsiveness from the pedal but that it might also be a biased. I removed mine and I got slightly more turbo noises (+KN), response quicker imo

[@mattsiegel1446]

Didn't notice much removing the charcoal filter and putting in Perrin drop in, maybe added a few hp. Adding the Cobb intake pipe heard it frees up some power

[@Waywardification]

I think it's a cool video.

[@diegohuerta8341]

can you please show me where to get sumitomo tires for the 2015. 2020 wrx , in your videos you mention them being 400 but i can't seem to find em for that price . please and thank you sir.

[@AutoEnthusiast]

They were that prices years ago, my guess with the market they will be closer to 600-750

[@ct2309]

So does a Cobb access port void a warranty?

[@AutoEnthusiast]

It doesn't "void" it, but take WRX with an AP in for a warranty claim and you will get a denial

[@yordanandgeisy]

How about a AOS?

[@jefferys9593]

AOS and catch can fall in the same category. They can deny a warranty claim. Lame because it is taking oil out of the intake air that would get sent to the intake valves fouling them up over time 🙄

[@yordanandgeisy]

@@jefferys9593 well I have one that I installed and I went to the dealership for warranty work on my a/c compressor and they didn’t deny my warranty

[@AutoEnthusiast]

I would say generally yes, but again remember it has to do with systems, they would lose a fight if it came to it for an ac comp issue and an AOS, but if your engine failed, whole diff can of worms

[@JoshDillon-lm3hw]

What I was told they'll deny anything on the car todo with oil system

[@BOOSTEDDESIGNSWRX]

Its because they cant say the aos messed with ac. Hence they need to prove that the aos would be at fault to be denied. This is also true about anything else, if you do an intake and they deny they need to show you where the intake made x y and z fail. ​@AutoEnthusiast

[@davidhodgdonii3307]

Doesn’t matter if you mod or not. Subaru will deny warranty. had dealership acknowledge issue in WRITING. Subaru of America denied warranty without a reason at all. They have the worst warranty in the business. The aftermarket is the only thing keeping this mediocre company alive.

[@romankartsev220]

Not true. I had my CAT fall apart inside and it clogged the second CAT and subaru replaced the whole exhaust system under warranty and all the CATS....

[@jimboukis9023]

What an unnecessary video. ANYTHING that you do that affects OEM set up can affect your warranty. There, could have saved everyone 7:00 min. That said, a lot of stupid people out there that need this…