2019 Subaru Impreza Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 60about this part
- Share
- 31%of 194 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 10,300miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 60 complaints about the visibility of the 2019 Subaru Impreza, 31% of the 194 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,300 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Windshield cracked spontaneously. Was driving down a smooth open road at 40mph and heard the sound of a crack. I look to my passenger side and a long crack was there. The crack itself starts from the bottom of the glass and makes its way up and across. Again, driving down an open road so there was no other vehicle in front of me to kick up debris.”
NHTSA complaint #11243542, filed 2019-08, 525 miles“Windshield spontaneously cracked. I was pulling out of driveway and stopped to plug in my phone when the windshield popped and cracked. There was no flying debris that hit the windshield then or previously. We took to dealership for assessment because we felt it was a stress crack, but they said it wasn't and they wouldn't replace it.”
NHTSA complaint #11221895, filed 2019-06, 6,100 miles“After my car was sitting overnight, I came out in the morning and found an 18 crack in the windshield. There was no indication the previous day that there was any damage done to the windshield. This is a known defect in the manufacturers vehicles that the windshields break without any reason. Crack has quickly become larger since the initial crack, will soon completely go across the windshield.”
NHTSA complaint #11324038, filed 2020-05, 10,300 miles“The windshield on my 2019 Subaru Impreza keeps cracking for no reason or like this last time when a tiny pebble hit it. There isn't even a mark on the windshield nor can anything be felt but there is now a crack in the glass. As of tomorrow I'll be having my 3rd windshield installed in under 4 months.”
NHTSA complaint #11376759, filed 2020-11, 17,800 miles“I was driving on a city street with no traffic in front of me when my windshield spontaneously started to crack from below where I could see from inside the car. The crack quickly spidered out. The crack starts at the bottom of the glass where it is installed. The crack is large, wide, and deep.”
NHTSA complaint #11330641, filed 2020-06, 8,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11016169Mar 6, 2025Update safety recall: WRG-22 Impreza headlamp non -compliance final phase mailing to owners.
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 25% |
| 2022 | 3 | 21% |
| 2021 | 3 | 21% |
| 2020 | 56 | 66% |
| 2019 | 60 | 31% |
| 2018 | 40 | 26% |
| 2017 | 25 | 20% |
| 2016 | 5 | 7% |
| 2015 | 4 | 5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1% |
| 2012 | 6 | 2% |
| 2011 | 8 | 14% |
| 2010 | 6 | 13% |
| 2009 | 4 | 4% |
| 2008 | 25 | 14% |
| 2007 | 2 | 3% |
| 2006 | 2 | 4% |
| 2005 | 3 | 4% |
| 2004 | 4 | 4% |
| 2003 | 2 | 3% |
| 2002 | 17 | 6% |
| 2000 | 3 | 7% |
| 1999 | 1 | 5% |
| 1998 | 1 | 3% |
| 1997 | 2 | 7% |
| 1996 | 1 | 5% |
| 1995 | 4 | 9% |
| 1994 | 1 | 13% |
| 1993 | 13 | 39% |
Other parts of the 2019 Subaru Impreza
63 complaintsOther or unknown
26 complaintsElectrical system
19 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsForward collision avoidance
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2019 Subaru Impreza
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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