2015 Subaru Outback Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 143about this part
- Share
- 28%of 510 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 10,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 143 complaints about the visibility of the 2015 Subaru Outback, 28% of the 510 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This morning I drove my vehicle and nothing was out of the ordinary. I came home and the car was parked in my driveway for 1.5 hours and when I went back out I noticed about an 8 inch crack in the windshield with no sign of any other damage. It is a nice, clear day, and the car was not parked under a tree.”
NHTSA complaint #11311410, filed 2020-02, 75,000 miles“I parked my car in a parking garage one morning, and when I returned to my car later that day, a crack developed from an unknown source across the windshield on the passenger side of the vehicle. The crack begins close to the base of the windshield, curves up and around to the middle of the windshield. The windshield was not hit by anything, nor was the vehicle in any type of accident. The crack essentially developed on its own.”
NHTSA complaint #11397556, filed 2021-02, 49,000 miles“A crack appeared at the base of the passenger side windshield. Grew to about a foot and a half. It seems theres been a lawsuit filed against Subaru in regards to windshield, but no recall has been made. Very sad to hear that about Subaru. Because I've been very happy with my Subaru until now”
NHTSA complaint #11255843, filed 2019-09, 67,405 miles“This will be the second windshiled replaced since I bought my Outback in march 2015. First time it cracked, for no apparent reason, 2 weeks after purchase. Now on second windshiled, and seal in upper right is broken, and can't take it out of the garage because there's a deluge of rain out there. Must wait for factory replacement because it's too new!”
NHTSA complaint #10778668, filed 2015-09, 500 miles“In june of 2018 our front windshield developed a crack across the top driver side, there is no evidence of any sort of impact to the windshield and the crack spread across the entire windshield over a number of day. Subaru rejected our warantee claim because the crack was in the wrong location.”
NHTSA complaint #11110450, filed 2018-07, 46,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10188151Feb 1, 2021Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) Quality Assurance has identified an increase in the number of cracked windshields on some 2015 and 2016MY Legacy and Outback models. SOA has now…
- 10186430Jan 27, 2021Windshield Extension parameter changes
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 7% |
| 2024 | 23 | 22% |
| 2023 | 19 | 21% |
| 2022 | 280 | 60% |
| 2021 | 107 | 36% |
| 2020 | 383 | 43% |
| 2019 | 387 | 37% |
| 2018 | 273 | 33% |
| 2017 | 233 | 25% |
| 2016 | 91 | 14% |
| 2015 | 143 | 28% |
| 2014 | 10 | 5% |
| 2013 | 14 | 5% |
| 2012 | 9 | 3% |
| 2011 | 23 | 4% |
| 2010 | 8 | 2% |
| 2009 | 9 | 8% |
| 2008 | 8 | 4% |
| 2007 | 2 | 2% |
| 2006 | 5 | 2% |
| 2005 | 8 | 3% |
| 2004 | 5 | 6% |
| 2003 | 3 | 3% |
| 2002 | 6 | 4% |
| 2001 | 3 | 2% |
| 2000 | 6 | 3% |
| 1999 | 4 | 4% |
| 1998 | 7 | 6% |
| 1997 | 7 | 9% |
| 1996 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2015 Subaru Outback
127 complaintsOther or unknown
109 complaintsEngine
47 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
37 complaintsBody and structure
33 complaintsBrakes
28 complaintsVehicle speed control
26 complaintsFuel system
18 complaintsAir bags
14 complaintsSteering
13 complaintsWheels
8 complaintsEquipment
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Subaru Outback
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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