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2018 Subaru Crosstrek visibility & wipers problems

The 2018 Subaru Crosstrek has 73 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 29% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

73

Visibility & Wipers complaints

29%

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

MY CAR SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN. IN THAT TIME, THE WINDSHIELD FORMED A CRACK STARTING AT THE BOTTOM NEAR THE HEAT VENT AND GOING UP INTO THE MAIN PART OF THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM A FOREIGN OBJECT, THE CRACK SEEMED TO FORM SPONTANEOUSLY AT SOME…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · May 2, 2020

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek have?

NHTSA has 73 complaints about the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek visibility & wipers — 29% 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.