Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2018 Ford Fusion Hybrid Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints: 3about this part
Share: 5%of 59 total for the year
Median mileage: 39,000miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the visibility of the 2018 Ford Fusion Hybrid, 5% of the 59 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 39,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The wipers on the 2018 Ford fusion are incredibly slow even at the highest speed setting. Even in moderate rain the highest speed will not clear the windshield fast enough. In a heavy downpour even on city surface streets (35mph) the windshield barely gets cleared, you may have a tenth of a second to look through a point of the windshield to see in front of you before it gets covered in rain again, then have to wait over a second before the wiper arm comes back to clear the area. …”

NHTSA complaint #11218735, filed 2019-06, 39,000 miles

“I have a problem with the variable speed windshield wipers. This has occurred twice now in the past 2 weeks or so and I paid a little closer attention to the symptoms the second time (yesterday). When the problem occurs, the wipers have only ONE speed: LOW. The speed does not increase as the rain gets heavier AND you can not increase the speed by switching the selector to HIGH either. So.....as the rain gets heavier, the visibility gets REALLY bad and the only solution seems to be to slow WAY down, which is not a good thing to suddenly do on a freeway . …”

NHTSA complaint #11545118, filed 2023-09

“The sunroof leaks into the inside of the car saturating the headliner and the water is coming through and dripping directly on the shifter, eco button, and the traction control button. I am afraid it's going to mess with the wiring throughout the whole car.”

NHTSA complaint #11325598, filed 2020-05

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2018	3	5%
2017	3	4%
2016	2	4%
2015	2	4%
2014	3	5%
2013	2	2%
2012	1	1%
2011	1	1%
2010	3	1%

Other parts of the 2018 Ford Fusion Hybrid

Electrical system
10 complaints Transmission and drivetrain
10 complaints Brakes
9 complaints Other or unknown
8 complaints Steering
7 complaints Air bags
6 complaints Wheels
5 complaints Engine
4 complaints Engine cooling
3 complaints Fuel system
3 complaints Seat belts
3 complaints Body and structure
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Ford Fusion Hybrid

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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