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2017 Subaru Crosstrek visibility & wipers problems

The 2017 Subaru Crosstrek has 25 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

25

Visibility & Wipers complaints

19%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Crosstrek visibility & wipers complaints by model year124 complaints2013: 1 complaints2016: 6 complaints2017: 25 complaints2018: 73 complaints2019: 124 complaints2020: 34 complaints2021: 33 complaints2022: 6 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 20 complaints2025: 11 complaints
Crosstrek visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET WITH FAIRLY HIGH TRAFFIC. VERY HEAVY RAIN AND HUMIDITY. I TURNED ON DEFOGGER AND THE WINDSHIELD GOT INCREASINGLY MORE FOGGED UP. THE DEFOGGER DID NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO DRIVE AT 20 MPG TO AVOID A COLLISION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · August 30, 2018

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek visibility & wipers — 19% 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.