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2019 Subaru Ascent visibility & wipers problems

The 2019 Subaru Ascent has 81 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

81

Visibility & Wipers complaints

15%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Ascent visibility & wipers complaints by model year81 complaints2019: 81 complaints2020: 60 complaints2021: 17 complaints2022: 7 complaints2023: 6 complaints2024: 31 complaints2025: 4 complaints
Ascent visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

CRACK IN WINDSHIELD APPEARED W/OUT USUAL SOUND OR SIGN OF DEBRIS. DEALER SAID IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, ONLY REPLACED & ALL SYSTEMS RECALIBRATED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. I HAVE DRIVEN OVER 1 MILLION MILES & HAVE NEVER SEEN A CRACK W/ NO DEBRIS OR IF ANY, SO SMALL IT MADE NO IMPACT. JUST A CRACK APPEARED…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · July 1, 2019

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2019 Subaru Ascent have?

NHTSA has 81 complaints about the 2019 Subaru Ascent visibility & wipers — 15% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.