Subaru wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Across all Subaru models in NHTSA's complaint database, 4,685 complaints involve wipers, windshield & visibility. The Outback accounts for the largest share (45%). The single worst model year is the 2019 Forester with 409 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 4,685 about wipers, windshield & visibility, all Subaru models
- Most affected
- Outback 45% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 14,000 miles 2,783 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 12
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Subaru models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outback | 2,094 | 45% |
| Forester | 1,268 | 27% |
| Legacy | 369 | 8% |
| Crosstrek | 343 | 7% |
| Impreza | 321 | 7% |
| Ascent | 207 | 4% |
| WRX | 31 | 1% |
| B9 Tribeca | 13 | 0% |
| XV Crosstrek | 13 | 0% |
| Solterra | 10 | 0% |
Worst model years for wipers, windshield & visibility
- 2019 Subaru Forester409 complaints
- 2019 Subaru Outback390 complaints
- 2020 Subaru Outback384 complaints
- 2020 Subaru Forester301 complaints
- 2022 Subaru Outback281 complaints
Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 24 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 11 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 19 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 35 |
| 2003 | 19 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 31 |
| 2006 | 20 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 39 |
| 2009 | 29 |
| 2010 | 28 |
| 2011 | 37 |
| 2012 | 25 |
| 2013 | 34 |
| 2014 | 36 |
| 2015 | 222 |
| 2016 | 145 |
| 2017 | 443 |
| 2018 | 582 |
| 2019 | 1,117 |
| 2020 | 905 |
| 2021 | 259 |
| 2022 | 338 |
| 2023 | 53 |
| 2024 | 96 |
| 2025 | 43 |
| 2026 | 7 |
Among the 2,783 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 14,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.