2023 Subaru Ascent Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 13%of 45 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the visibility of the 2023 Subaru Ascent, 13% of the 45 complaints for this model year.
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.
“Just bought my Ascent last 12/31/22. With less than 600 miles, while driving with my heater on, I noticed there was a crack on windshield lower center portion, about 5 in length. There was no object that hit the windshield that I saw or heard.”
NHTSA complaint #11506622, filed 2023-02“The windshield on my Subaru Ascent is prone to cracking, vehicle of less than 3,000 miles has a 3in crack in windshield putting our safety and the safety of others at risk.”
NHTSA complaint #11530357, filed 2023-07“Windshield is delicate and very easily chipped. Windshield has three different chips from 4000 miles of paved road driving. Small chips have quickly spread into long cracks across the windshield.”
NHTSA complaint #11608060, filed 2024-08“Windshield cracked more than 2 inches above the front windshield A/C vent while vehicle is in warm up process around outside temperature 30F. This car is only 3 weeks old with mileage w 240 at the cracked occurred.”
NHTSA complaint #11497511, filed 2022-12Related service bulletins
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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
Other parts of the 2023 Subaru Ascent
10 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsForward collision avoidance
7 complaintsTires
5 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsLane departure
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 Subaru Ascent
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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