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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2024 Subaru Legacy Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
24%of 17 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 4 complaints about the visibility of the 2024 Subaru Legacy, 24% of the 17 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.

“The windshield is extremely fragile, I have under 3,000 miles and already 4 rock chips on the windshield. This is all from highways and paved roads, no gravel or dirt roads have been driven on. The rock chips have happened on different occasions and never was their a loud bang from a large rock which makes me think small rocks are causing the damage. Rock chips lead to cracks that will impair visibility without costly repairs”

NHTSA complaint #11610286, filed 2024-08

“Front Windshield cracks easily. Vehicle is only 7 months old and the front windshield has been cracked four separate times due to small rock impact. I just had the windshield replaced with a new Subaru OEM front windshield and three days later it was hit by a small pebble and cracked again.”

NHTSA complaint #11590788, filed 2024-05

“When the vehicle is off the windows will come down on their own! This has occurred on 4 difference instances. One dealership indicated the fix the situation; however, they never replaced the parts which were required for the fix. A second dealership would not perform a diagnostic. A third dealership indicated that that cleaned and lubricated the necessary parts. Less than a week after leaving the dealership it occurred again. This is an extreme safety risk as the vehicle becomes easily accessible to others and it also allows easy access to the Homelink garage door system. …”

NHTSA complaint #11716534, filed 2026-02

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

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024424%
2023220%
20221750%
2021619%
20206655%
20195141%
20183227%
20173529%
20161812%
20154126%
2014611%
201312%
201244%
201121%
201043%
200946%
200835%
200739%
200611%
2005179%
200412%
200323%
200224%
200156%
200033%
199911%
199844%
199732%
199643%
199574%
199368%
199259%
199168%

Other parts of the 2024 Subaru Legacy

Electrical system
5 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
5 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints
Air bags
3 complaints
Exterior lighting
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2024 Subaru Legacy

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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology