2017 Subaru Legacy wipers, windshield & visibility problems
36 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2017 Subaru Legacy, which is 26% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 26% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 34,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 34,000 miles, and 88% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Sunroof glass spontaneously broke while driving on a two lane divided highway. There were no other vehicles around when this happened. This caused glass to fall down onto all the passengers in the vehicle.
Had vehicle parked in garage with no chips or cracks in windshield.next morning windshield was cracked.cracks appeared from behind mirror outward.checked for any chips none were found.no reason for glass to crack.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Subaru Legacy
- Electrical system 30 complaints
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Wipers, windshield & visibility problems across all Subaru models